Later, under the pretext of greeting his cousin Amasa, Joab took hold of Amasa’s beard with his right hand as if to kiss him and then ran him through with the sword in his left hand.
Belakangan, sambil berpura - pura menyambut sepupunya Amasa, Yoab memegang janggut Amasa dengan tangan kanannya seakan - akan mau mencium dia lalu menikam dia dengan pedang di tangan kirinya.