And Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. And Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had gone in to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
And David said, What is to me and to you, sons of Zeruiah, that you are as an adversary to me today? Shall any man die today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and David’s servants went out. And they met by the pool of Gibeon together and sat down, these by the pool on this side, and those by the pool on that side.
And I am weak today, though anointed king. And these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me. May Jehovah reward the doer of evil according to his evil!
And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and wounded them; and he had a name among the three.
And David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, saying, Who shall go down with me to Saul, to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.