This document is about Amasa (Absalom's_Army_Commander). For other homonyms, please refer to the Amasa document. Amasa was the army commander who led Absalom's forces when Absalom rebelled and took over the kingdom of Israel.
2 Samuel 17:25Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
위의 사무엘하에는 이스마엘 사람 이스라엘 사람 이드라의 아들이라 되었으나, 다른 성경에는 이스마엘 사람 예델의 아들로 되어있다.
1 Chronicles 2:17Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
1 Kings 2:5Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
1 Kings 2:32So their blood will return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.”
그러나 이드라는 예델의 다른 발음으로 히브리어에서 이드라("Ithra")는 예델("Jether")의 변형이다. 이 예델은 최초 이스마엘 사람이었으나 후에 이스라엘 백성 안으로 들어온 것으로 추정된다.
어쨌든, 이 아마사는 아비가일(다윗의 누이)의 아들로, 다윗에게는 조카가 된다. 그는 반란을 일으킨 압살롬의 군대장관이었으나 반란이 진압된 이후에도 다윗은 그를 다시 다윗의 군대 장관의 자리를 맡도록 명령한다.
2 Samuel 19:13He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
이후, 세바라는 자가 다시 반란을 일으키는 일이 일어났다.
2 Samuel 20:1So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.2 Samuel 20:2David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody, and provided them with sustenance, but didn’t go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
이를 진압하기 위해 다윗은 아마사에게 군대를 모집하도록 하였다. 그러나 그 기한이 지체되자, 다윗은 다시 아비새에게 명하여 반란을 진압하도록 하였다. 다윗의 군대를 이끌고 아마사에게 합류를 하러 아비새와 함께 그 형제 요압(다윗의 장군)도 같이 나아갔는데, 여기서 요압은 아비새를 죽여버린다.
2 Samuel 20:4So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.2 Samuel 20:5David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.”2 Samuel 20:6Joab’s men went out after him, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.2 Samuel 20:7When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went along it fell out.2 Samuel 20:8Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.2 Samuel 20:9But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.2 Samuel 20:10One of Joab’s young men stood by him, and said, “He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!”2 Samuel 20:11Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.2 Samuel 20:12When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
훗날, 다윗은 솔로몬에게 왕위를 넘겨줄 때 이 일을 언급하며, 요압을 죽여 아마사의 복수를 하도록 하였다.
1 Kings 2:5Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
1 Kings 2:32So their blood will return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.”