2 Samuel 20:9
20:8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
KJV
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
What does 2 Samuel 20:9 mean?
2 Samuel 20:9 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb), אָמַר (ʼâmar), עֲמָשָׂא (ʻĂmâsâʼ). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
Exodus 18:16When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. one: Heb. a man and his fellow
Exodus 18:26And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
1 Kings 3:16Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Job 24:14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Matthew 27:1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
Genesis 26:31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
Genesis 37:14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. see: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.
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What does 2 Samuel 20:9 say?
2 Samuel 20:9 (King James Version) reads: "And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him."
Is 2 Samuel 20:9 in the Old or New Testament?
2 Samuel 20:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.
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