2 Samuel 20:9

Easy To Read Version

Joab asked Amasa, “How are you doing, brother?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:5

And if a person came to Absalom and started to bow down to him, Absalom would {treat him like a close friend}—Absalom would reach out and touch that person and kiss him.

2 Samuel 17:25

Absalom had made Amasa the new captain of the army. Amasa took Joab’s place. [102] Amasa was the son of Ithra the Ishmaelite. [103] Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash sister of Zeruiah. [104] (Zeruiah was Joab’s mother.)

2 Samuel 18:29

The king asked, “Is young Absalom all right?”

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab took him to one side in the middle of the gateway to talk with him in private. And then Joab stabbed Abner in the stomach, and Abner died. Abner had killed Joab’s brother Asahel. So now Joab killed Abner.

1 Kings 2:32

Joab killed two men who were much better than himself. They were Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Abner was the commander of Israel’s army and Amasa was the commander of Judah’s army. My father David did not know at that time that Joab had killed them. So the Lord will punish Joab for those men he killed.

Psalm 55:21

My enemies attack their own friends.\par They don’t do the things they agree to do.\par

Proverbs 26:23

Good words that hide an evil plan is like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot.

Proverbs 27:6

A friend might hurt you sometimes, but he does not want to do this. An enemy is different. Even when an enemy is kind to you, he wants to hurt you.

Jeremiah 41:2

While they were eating together, Ishmael and his ten men got up and killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam with a sword. Gedaliah was the man that the king of Babylon had chosen to be governor of Judah.

Micah 7:2

I mean, all of the faithful people are gone.\par There are no good people left\par in this country.\par Every person is waiting to kill someone.\par Every person is trying to trap his brother.\par

Judges 3:15

The people cried to the Lord. The Lord sent a man to save the people of Israel. This man’s name was Ehud. Ehud was the son of a man named Gera from the family group of Benjamin. Ehud was trained to fight with his left hand. The people of Israel sent Ehud with a gift to Eglon king of Moab.