2 Samuel 20:4-13 - Joab Assassinates Amasa
4 And the king said to Amasa, gather to me the men of Judah within three days, and you be present here. 5 And Amasa went to gather Judah. But he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him. 6 And David said to Abishai, And Sheba the son of Bichri shall do us more harm than Absalom. You take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself into fortified cities and escape us.
7 And Joab's men went out after him, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. And they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 They were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, and Amasa had gone before them. And Joab was girded with his war-coat as his clothing. And upon it was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins, in its sheath. And as he went forth, it fell out. 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Are you well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. 10 And Amasa was not on guard against the sword that was in Joab's hand. And he struck him with it in the belly, and poured out his bowels to the ground. And he did not strike him again. And he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
11 And one of Joab's men stood by him and said, He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, go after Joab! 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the middle of the highway. And the man saw that all the people stood still. And he moved Amasa out of the highway into the field, and threw a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still. 13 When he was moved out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.