2 Samuel 20:10

10 Pero Amasa no se protegió de la espada que estaba en la mano de Joab y éste le dio en el vientre con ella y derramó sus entrañas por tierra, sin herirlo de nuevo, y murió. Entonces Joab y Abisai su hermano siguieron tras Seba, hijo de Bicri.

2 Samuel 20:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 20:10

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that [was] in Joab's hand,
&c.] In his left hand, for with his right hand he took him by the beard; he might see the sword drop out of the scabbard, and Joab take it up, which he supposed he did in order to put it into its sheath again, having no suspicion of his wicked design, and therefore not at all upon his guard to prevent it:

so he smote him therewith in the fifth [rib];
in the same place where Abner smote Asahel, and Joab Abner; (See Gill on 2 Samuel 2:23) and (See Gill on 2 Samuel 3:27): he must strike him, as some observe, on the left side, because he was embracing him; and the stroke must be deadly, because he struck him in the pericardium, which surrounds the heart round with water, to refrigerate it; for the lower part of the heart reaches to the fifth rib; see ( John 19:34 ) ^F21:

and shed out his bowels to the ground;
which fell out through the incision made by the sword:

and struck him not again:
he gave him such a home thrust, there was no need to repeat it, he dispatched him at once:

and he died;
and thus, though he was pardoned by David, and promoted to honour by him, yet the providence of God would not suffer him to go unpunished for joining with Absalom in an unnatural rebellion against his uncle:

so Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri:
for Amasa being slain, Joab without any ceremony reassumed his post as general, and, with his brother Abishai under him, made all the haste they could in pursuit of the rebel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Weemse's Portrait of Man, p. 25.

2 Samuel 20:10 In-Context

8 Estaban junto a la piedra grande que está en Gabaón, cuando Amasa vino a su encuentro. Y Joab estaba vestido con su ropa militar, y sobre ella llevaba un cinturón atado a la cintura con espada en la vaina y mientras avanzaba, se le cayó la espada.

9 Y Joab dijo a Amasa: ¿Te va bien, hermano mío? Y Joab tomó a Amasa por la barba con su mano derecha para besarlo.

10 Pero Amasa no se protegió de la espada que estaba en la mano de Joab y éste le dio en el vientre con ella y derramó sus entrañas por tierra, sin herirlo de nuevo, y murió. Entonces Joab y Abisai su hermano siguieron tras Seba, hijo de Bicri.

11 Y junto a él estaba uno de los jóvenes de Joab, y dijo: Quien esté por Joab y quien esté por David, que siga a Joab.

12 Y Amasa yacía revolcándose en su sangre en medio del camino. Al ver el hombre que todo el pueblo se detenía, trasladó a Amasa del camino al campo, y echó sobre él una vestidura porque vio que todo el que pasaba junto a él se detenía.