2 Samuel 20:5

“So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.”

"So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him." - 2 Samuel 20:5
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What does 2 Samuel 20:5 mean?

In 2 Samuel 20:5 of the King James Version of the Bible, it states, "So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him." This verse is part of a larger narrative that involves the political and military turmoil in…

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The Cost of Delay: Lessons from Amasa's Journey

In 2 Samuel 20:5, we are presented with a verse that carries with it a profound lesson on obedience, the weight of responsibility, and the importance of timing in leadership: "So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had…

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A Prayer for Divine Timing and Purpose

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, recognizing Your sovereignty over our lives and the intricate plans You have set in motion. Your Word, in 2 Samuel 20:5, reminds us of the importance of timing and the roles we all play in Your divine narrative: "So Amasa went to…

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2 Samuel 20:25 - "And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:"
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2 Samuel 20:24 - "And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:"
2 Samuel 20:26 - "And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."
2 Samuel 2:20 - "Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am."
2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
2 Samuel 16:20 - "¶ Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do."
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 1:20 - "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph."
2 Samuel 20:4 - "¶ Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present."
1 Samuel 20:5 - "And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even."
2 Samuel 7:20 - "And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant."
2 Samuel 20:23 - "¶ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:"
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
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2 Samuel 3:5 - "And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
2 Samuel 22:20 - "He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me."
1 Samuel 5:2 - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."
2 Samuel 20:13 - "When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri."
2 Samuel 3:20 - "So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast."