And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who h
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but dea
So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorro
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life
May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without o
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son o
“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten sh
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.