Amasa went before them. Rather, “advanced to meet them.” Amasa was no doubt returning to Jerusalem according to his orders ([Reference 2 Sam…

Went before. —Translate, met. (Compare Note on 2 Samuel 19:6.)

As he went forth it fell out. —The obje…

When they [were] at the great stone which [is] in Gibeon
Which, according to Josephus ^F18, was forty furl…

Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more premeditation there is in a sin, the worse it is. Joab contentedly sacrificed the interests of both the k…