9 Then Joab said to Amasa, 'Be well, my brother.' And he held Amasa by the chin with his right hand, as if to kiss him.
10 But Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab had. And he struck him in the side, and his intestines poured out to the ground. And he did not inflict a second wound, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba, the son of Bichri.
11 Meanwhile, certain men, from the company of Joab, when they had stopped beside the dead body of Amasa, said: 'Behold, the one who wished to be in the place of Joab, the companion of David.'
12 Now Amasa was covered with blood, and was lying in the middle of the road. A certain man saw this, with all the people standing nearby to look at him, and he removed Amasa from the road into a field. And he covered him with a garment, so that those passing by would not stop because of him.
13 Then, when he had been removed from the road, all the men continued on, following Joab in the pursuit of Sheba, the son of Bichri.
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