2 Samuel 20:9

God's Word

“How are you, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. He took hold of Amasa’s beard with his right hand to kiss him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:5

When anyone approached him and bowed down, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him.

2 Samuel 17:25

Absalom appointed Amasa to take Joab’s place as commander of the army. (Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, a descendant of Ishmael. His mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.)

2 Samuel 18:29

“Is the young man Absalom alright?” the king asked. Ahimaaz answered, “I saw a lot of confusion when Joab sent me away, but I didn’t know what it meant.”

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gateway as if to talk to him privately. There he stabbed Abner in the belly. Abner died because he spilled the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

1 Kings 2:32

The Lord will repay him for the slaughter he caused. Joab killed two honorable men who were better than he was. He used his sword to kill Abner (who was the son of Ner and the commander of Israel’s army) and Amasa (who was the son of Jether and the commander of Judah’s army). Joab did this without my father’s knowledge.

Psalm 55:21

His speech is smoother than butter, but there is war in his heart. His words are more soothing than oil, but they are like swords ready to attack.

Proverbs 26:23

⌞Like⌟ a clay pot covered with cheap silver, ⌞so⌟ is smooth talk that covers up an evil heart.

Proverbs 27:6

Wounds made by a friend are intended to help, but an enemy’s kisses are too much to bear.

Jeremiah 41:2

Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him got up, drew their swords, and killed Gedaliah, son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. So they assassinated the man whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.

Micah 7:2

Faithful people are gone from the earth, and no one is decent. All people lie in ambush to commit murder. They trap each other with nets.

Judges 3:15

Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. The Lord sent a savior to rescue them. It was Ehud, a left-handed man from the tribe of Benjamin. (Ehud was the son of Gera.) The people sent him with their tax payment to King Eglon of Moab.