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2 Samuel 20:8

AmasaJoabGibeon

6 And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

7 So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.

And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.

9 “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

10 Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

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BSB
And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.
KJV
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
WEB
When 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.
ASV
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
DARBY
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. And Joab was girded with his coat, his dress, and upon it was the girdle of the sword which was fastened on his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.
BLB
They [were] near the great stone that [is] in Gibeon, and Amasa came before their faces. And Joab [was] girded in his long robe for his clothing, and on it was a belt [with] a sword fastened at his hips in its sheath. And as he was going forward, it fell out.
ÅB
De var nettopp kommet til den store stein ved Gibeon, da kom Amasa imot dem. Joab hadde på seg kappen som var hans vanlige drakt, og utenpå den et belte med et sverd i skjeden, fastbundet over hans lender, og da han gikk fram, falt det ut.
OTB
Da de var ved den store steinen som er i Gibeon, kom Amasa for å møte dem. Nå hadde Joab på seg sin militærtunika, og over den var et belte med et sverd i sliren festet ved hans midje; og da han trådte frem, falt det ut.
B1930
De var nettop kommet til den store sten ved Gibeon, da kom Amasa imot dem. Joab hadde på sig kappen som var hans vanlige drakt, og utenpå den et belte med et sverd i skjeden, fastbundet over hans lender, og da han gikk frem, falt det ut.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:30

    (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

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  • 2 Samuel 2:13

    So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:4–5

    Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

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