And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
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Gill's Exposition
And say ye to Amasa,.... Who was the general of Absalom's army, and who might fear he should never be pardoned, whoever was, and looked upon his case as desperate; who had led on the army with Absalom…
Barnes' Notes
Of my bone ... - Render as in preceding verse, “art thou not my bone and my flesh?” It is curious to note how the phrase is used in 2Sa 5:1 of common descent from Israel, in 2Sa 19:12 of the closer…
It is strange that David did not immediately upon the defeat and dispersion of Absalom's forces march with all expedition back to Jerusalem, to regain the possession of his capital city, while the…
Cambridge Bible
Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh Art thou not my bone and my flesh, exactly as in 2Sa 19:19. Amasa was David's nephew, the son of his sister or step-sister Abigail. See ch. 2Sa 17:25. Of…
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