II Samuel 20:8
The Scripture
(8) 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.
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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