2 SAMUEL 20:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
But Amasa did not notice the sword that was in Joab's hand — so Joab struck him in the belly with it and spilled his bowels on the ground without striking a second blow — and he died — Joab's embrace conceals murder. As Joab pulls Amasa close for a kiss, he strikes with the sword he holds. The killing is sudden and brutal: one blow, disemboweling Amasa. Joab's method—affection masking violence—mirrors the political betrayal. He eliminates the rival who has usurped his command.
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