”And the king said to Amasa, “Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself.” So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah. But he delayed longer than the set time which David had appointed him.“
II Samuel 20:4-5 NKJV
a. The king said to Amasa: Amasa was Absalom’s former general and David made him the commander of his army as a conciliatory move after the death of Absalom.
b. Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days: David knew that time was of the essence. When Absalom had the chance to quickly crush David, he did not take advantage of the opportunity. David did not want to make the same mistake with Sheba.
c. He delayed longer than the set time: Amasa wasn’t up to the job David gave him. He was not a completely competent military man, and Joab (the former commander of David’s army) defeated Amasa soundly when they fought together.
Conciliatory Move!
King David tried to pacify a rebellious general by making him the commander of his army but we can tell where his loyalty was because “he delayed longer than the set time”! This isn’t going to end well for him!
In the past I’ve tried to be conciliatory towards a school mate and a neighbor, sometimes it worked and other times it didn’t.
What about you?
Blessings
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