2 Samuel 20:11
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New International Version (©1984)
One of Joab's men stood beside Amasa and said, "Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!"

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Now there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, "Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
One of Joab's young men stood beside Amasa and said, "Anyone who favors Joab and is on David's side should follow Joab."

King James Bible
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

American King James Version
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favors Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

American Standard Version
And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.

Bible in Basic English
And one of Joab's young men, taking his place at Amasa's side, said, Whoever is for Joab and for David, let him go after Joab!

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the mean time some men of Joab's company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab's stead the companion of David.

Darby Bible Translation
And one of Joab's young men stood by Amasa and said, He that favours Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.

English Revised Version
And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.

Webster's Bible Translation
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

World English Bible
There stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, "He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!"

Young's Literal Translation
And a man hath stood by him, of the young men of Joab, and saith, 'He who hath delight in Joab, and he who is for David -- after Joab!'

Geneva Study Bible

And one of Joab's men {h} stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

(h) He stood by Amasa at Joab's appointment.

Wesley's Notes

20:11 One - Left there on purpose to deliver the following message. Favoureth Joab - He that would have Joab to be general, rather than such a perfidious rebel as Amasa. For David - He that wisheth David good success against Sheba, and against all rebels.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11-13. He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab-It is a striking proof of Joab's unrivalled influence over the army, that with this villainous murder perpetrated before their eyes they unanimously followed him as their leader in pursuit of Sheba. A soldier conjoined his name with David's, and such a magic spell was in the word "Joab," that all the people "went on"-Amasa's men as well as the rest. The conjunction of these two names is very significant. It shows that the one could not afford to do without the other-neither Joab to rebel against David, nor David to get rid of Joab, though hating him.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

20:4-13 Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more plot there is in a sin, the worse it is. Joab contentedly sacrificed the interest both of the king and the kingdom to his personal revenge. But one would wonder with what face a murderer could pursue a traitor; and how, under such a load of guilt, he had courage to enter upon danger: his conscience was seared.


2 Samuel 20:13 As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. (NASB ©1995)

Amasa Ama'sa David Delight Favors Follow Joab Jo'ab Joab's Jo'ab's Side Stand Stood Young


And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

He that 2Sa 20:6,7,13,21

for David 2Sa 20:4 2Ki 9:32

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