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Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
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A Shocking Spectacle
Commentators agree that the sight of Amasa, the king's newly appointed general, wallowing in his own blood was so shocking it paralyzed the troops and brought the entire army to a halt. This public, gruesome spectacle underscores the sheer brutality of Joab's political assassination.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All the people. This refers to the troops that Amasa had been leading to Jerusalem. They were irresolute about what to do, and the halt at A…
19th Century
Anglican
The people stood still. —These were probably the very people whom Amasa had just been gathering from Judah and Benjamin. Whoever t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway By which it seems, that though the wound was mortal, and of …
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