2 Samuel 20:4

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2 Samuel 20:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Then the king said to Amasa, “Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself.”

2 Samuel 20:4-10 The Message (MSG)

The king ordered Amasa, “Muster the men of Judah for me in three days; then report in.” Amasa went to carry out his orders, but he was late reporting back. So David told Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri is going to hurt us even worse than Absalom did. Take your master’s servants and hunt him down before he gets holed up in some fortress city where we can’t get to him.” So under Abishai’s command, all the best men—Joab’s men and the Kerethites and Pelethites—left Jerusalem to hunt down Sheba son of Bicri. They were near the boulder at Gibeon when Amasa came their way. Joab was wearing a tunic with a sheathed sword strapped on his waist, but the sword slipped out and fell to the ground. Joab greeted Amasa, “How are you, brother?” and took Amasa’s beard in his right hand as if to kiss him. Amasa didn’t notice the sword in Joab’s other hand. Joab stuck him in the belly and his guts spilled to the ground. A second blow wasn’t needed; he was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to chase Sheba son of Bicri.

2 Samuel 20:4 King James Version (KJV)

Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

2 Samuel 20:4 New Century Version (NCV)

The king said to Amasa, “Tell the men of Judah to meet with me in three days, and you must also be here.”

2 Samuel 20:4 American Standard Version (ASV)

Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.

2 Samuel 20:4 New International Version (NIV)

Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

2 Samuel 20:4 New King James Version (NKJV)

And the king said to Amasa, “Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself.”

2 Samuel 20:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Now the king said to Amasa [the commander of his army], “Summon the [fighting] men of Judah to me within three days, and be present here yourself.”

2 Samuel 20:4 New Living Translation (NLT)

Then the king told Amasa, “Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time.”

2 Samuel 20:4 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

Then the king said to Amasa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.”