519 Family Disputes and National Revolts instead of immediately sending his elite units to deal with the revolt before it becomes greater and uncontrollable . Amasa goes southwards, but does not arrive in Jerusalem within the three days allocated to him by the king for coming back with the troops to Jerusalem . We may reconstruct several reasons for Amasa’s delay : ( a ) the southern troops are frustrated and tired after their debacle in Transjordan and the death of Absalom and many others . ( b ) generally speaking, recruiting reservists out of their homes and occupations is a very difficult task, which takes time ( Y . Yadin c ) Amasa intentionally avoids coming back to Jerusalem and ( . ) 1964 reinforcing his troops with the elite units, most of whom are loyal to his rivals, Joab and Abishai . Therefore, instead of leading his troops on the short mountainous road of Hebron, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, Amasa makes a long detour avoiding Jerusalem by taking a longer route from the south ...
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