2 Samuel 20:5
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So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him.

So Amasa

2 Samuel 19:13 And say ye to Amasa: Art not thou my bone, and my flesh? So do God to me and add more, if thou be not the chief captain of the army before me always in the place of Joab.

tarried

1 Samuel 13:8 And he waited seven days, according to the appointment of Samuel, and Samuel came not to Galgal, and the people slipt away from him.

Context
Sheba's Rebellion
4And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present. 5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him.6And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 13:8
And he waited seven days, according to the appointment of Samuel, and Samuel came not to Galgal, and the people slipt away from him.

2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us.

Lexicon
So Amasa
עֲמָשָׂ֖א (‘ă·mā·śā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6021: Amasa -- two Israelites

went
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

to summon
לְהַזְעִ֣יק (lə·haz·‘îq)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly

Judah,
יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

but he took longer
וַיּ֕וֹחֶר (way·yō·w·ḥer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 309: To loiter, to procrastinate

than
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

the time
הַמּוֹעֵ֖ד (ham·mō·w·‘êḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

allotted him.
יְעָדֽוֹ׃ (yə·‘ā·ḏōw)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3259: To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage


Additional Translations
So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.

So Amasa went to call together [the men of] Judah; but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

So Amasa went to call [the men of] Judah together; but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

and Amasa goeth to call Judah, and tarrieth beyond the appointed time that he had appointed him;
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