2 Samuel 20:11

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9 Then Joab said to Amasa, “Are you in health, my brother?” ^aAnd Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

10 But Amasa did not notice the sword that was in Joab’s hand. And ^ahe struck him with it ^bin the stomach, and his entrails poured out on the ground; and he did not strike him again. Thus he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

11 Meanwhile one of Joab’s men stood near Amasa, and said, “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David—follow Joab!”

12 But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came upon him halted.

13 When he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

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2 Samuel 20:11

He that favoreth Joab ... - This speech, addressed to Amasa' s followers as well as Joab' s, shows very distinctly that the rivalry between Joab and Amasa, and David' s purpose to make Amasa captain in Joab' s room, were well known; and shows also the real reason why Joab killed Amasa. What is added, "and he that is for David," was intended to identify Joab' s cause with David' s, and also to insinuate that Amasa had not been loyal to David (II Samuel 20:5 note).

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