2 Samuel 20:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ Joab asked Amasa, “Is everything going well with you, my brother?” As Joab took Amasa by his beard to greet him, ¹⁰ Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab was holding in his hand. Joab stabbed him in the abdomen, spilling his intestines to the ground in a single stroke and killing him. After this, Joab and his brother pursued Bichri’s son Sheba.

¹¹ One of Joab’s soldiers stood by Amasa while he lay dying^[a] and announced, “Whoever is in favor of Joab and David, let him follow Joab.”