2 Samuel 20:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Joab said, “Amasa, my cousin, how are you?” Then Joab took hold of Amasa's beard with his right hand, so that he could greet him with a kiss.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:5

Whenever anyone would come to Absalom and start bowing down, he would reach out and hug and kiss them.

2 Samuel 17:25

Absalom put Amasa in Joab's place as commander of the army. Amasa's father was Ithra from the family of Ishmael, and his mother was Abigal, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab's mother Zeruiah.

2 Samuel 18:29

“Is my son Absalom all right?” David asked. Ahimaaz said, “When Joab sent your personal servant and me, I saw a noisy crowd. But I don't know what it was all about.”

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pretended he wanted to talk privately with him. So he took Abner into one of the small rooms that were part of the town gate and stabbed him in the stomach. Joab killed him because Abner had killed Joab's brother Asahel.

Psalm 55:21

His words were smoother than butter, and softer than olive oil. But hatred filled his heart, and he was ready to attack with a sword.

Proverbs 26:23

Hiding hateful thoughts behind smooth talk is like coating a clay pot with a cheap glaze.

Proverbs 27:6

You can trust a friend who corrects you, but kisses from an enemy are nothing but lies.

Jeremiah 41:2

During the meal, Ishmael and his soldiers killed Gedaliah, the man chosen as ruler of Judah by the king of Babylonia.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Judges 3:15

The Israelites begged the LORD for help, and the LORD chose Ehud from the Benjamin tribe to rescue them. They put Ehud in charge of taking the taxes to King Eglon, but before Ehud went, he made a double-edged dagger. Ehud was left-handed, so he strapped the dagger to his right thigh, where it would be hidden under his robes.