II Samuel 20:10
The Scripture
(10) But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
A troublemaker named Sheba led Israel in rebellion against David, and Joab murdered his rival Amasa before pursuing Sheba to the city of Abel. A wise woman of the city persuaded the inhabitants to behead Sheba and throw his head over the wall, ending the revolt.
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II Samuel 20:9Judges 3:21I Chronicles 12:2II Samuel 2:23II Samuel 3:27Genesis 4:8I Kings 2:5I Kings 2:6I Kings 2:31I Kings 2:32I Kings 2:33I Kings 2:34
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