עֲמָשָׂאʻĂmâsâʼ

Meanings

Same root

• עָמַסʻâmaç · H6006to load, i.e. impose aburden (or figuratively, infliction)

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

• 2 Samuel 17:25 Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab’s cousin. His father was Jether, an Ishmaelite. His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab’s mother, Zeruiah.)
• 2 Samuel 19:13 And David told them to tell Amasa, “Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place.”
• 2 Samuel 20:4 Then the king told Amasa, “Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time.”
• 2 Samuel 20:5 So Amasa went out to notify Judah, but it took him longer than the time he had been given.
• 2 Samuel 20:8 As they arrived at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was wearing his military tunic with a dagger strapped to his belt. As he stepped forward to greet Amasa, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.
• 2 Samuel 20:9 “How are you, my cousin?” Joab said and took him by the beard with his right hand as though to kiss him.