One of Joab’s soldiers who stood over Amasa said, “Whoever is for Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!”

Abner said to Joab, “Let the soldiers get up and fight before us.” Joab said, “So be it!”

So David sent a message to Joab that said, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.

Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.

Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” After bowing to Joab, the Cushite ran off.

Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.

So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

(19:2) Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),

Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come.

Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa’s beard as if to greet him with a kiss.

When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.

Joab answered, “Get serious! I don’t want to swallow up or destroy anything!

Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.

So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon during the battle.

Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;