The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their
but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute t
And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of J
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two c
As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David w
“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your ha
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that
Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who h
So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is
How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blo
So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.