So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
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Gill's Exposition
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah,.... To gather, them together out of their several tribes, and bring them to Jerusalem:
but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him:…
Barnes' Notes
He tarried - The cause of Amasa’s delay is not stated. It may have been the unwillingness of the men of Judah to place themselves under his orders, or it may have been caused by a wavering or…
We have here Amasa's fall just as he began to rise. He was nephew to David (Sa2 17:25), had been Absalom's general and commander-in-chief of his rebellious army, but, that being routed, he came over…
Cambridge Bible
he tarried longer Some may have resented the change of generals and distrusted Amasa; some may have been half-hearted about David's restoration; so that he found that the task took longer than he…