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.
Amasa bija iecelts Joāba vietā par karaspēka virspavēlnieku, un Joābs izmantoja izdevību atbrīvoties no sāncenša, varbūt cerēdams, ka tā atgūs augsto amatu.