The Meaning of 2 Samuel 20:9 Explained

2 Samuel 20:9

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;

Darby: And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

ASV: And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Samuel 20:9 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 20:1-13 - Pursuing Another Rebel
Like Shimei, Sheba belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. The old Saul-faction was always breaking out in rebellion, and Nathan's prediction that the sword would never cease from David's house was literally fulfilled. We must always watch against the return of our old sins.
Amasa's appointment was a mistake. He had already proved his incompetence under Absalom, and now his delay threatened disaster. David had chosen him only because he wished, at any cost, to rid himself of Joab. He could not forgive that general for slaying Absalom. The proud spirit of the old leader, however, would not brook the division of the military command, and Joab treated Amasa as he had treated Abner. An attempt was afterward made to justify the deed by casting suspicion on Amasa's loyalty. See 2 Samuel 20:11. But jealousy will catch at a straw to justify its crimes.
We turn from these deeds of blood, mindful that the heart of man is still capable of them. We are daily taught in the present European crisis, to what lengths men will go. The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Only God knows it, only God can cleanse it, and only God can create a clean heart and renew a right spirit. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 20

1  By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba rebels in Israel
3  David's ten concubines are put in confinement for life
4  Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab
14  Joab pursues Sheba to Abel
16  A wise woman saves the city by Sheba's head
23  David's officers

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 20:9 mean?

And said Joab to Amasa [Are] in health you my brother and took with his hand right Joab by the beard Amasa to kiss him
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹאָב֙ לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א הֲשָׁל֥וֹם אַתָּ֖ה ؟ אָחִ֑י וַתֹּ֜חֶז יַד־ יְמִ֥ין יוֹאָ֛ב בִּזְקַ֥ן עֲמָשָׂ֖א לִנְשָׁק־ לֽוֹ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יוֹאָב֙  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א  to  Amasa 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲמָשָׂא  
Sense: son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom.
הֲשָׁל֥וֹם  [Are]  in  health 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֹום  
Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
؟ אָחִ֑י  my  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
וַתֹּ֜חֶז  and  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָחוּז 
Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
יַד־  with  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
יְמִ֥ין  right 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.
יוֹאָ֛ב  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
בִּזְקַ֥ן  by  the  beard 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: זָקָן  
Sense: beard, chin.
עֲמָשָׂ֖א  Amasa 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲמָשָׂא  
Sense: son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom.
לִנְשָׁק־  to  kiss 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: נָשַׁק 
Sense: to put together, kiss.

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