2 Samuel 20:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵ Amasa started bringing the army together, but it was taking him more than three days. ⁶ So David said to Abishai, “Sheba will hurt us more than Absalom ever did. Take my best soldiers and go after him. We don't want him to take over any walled cities and get away from us.”^[a]

Joab Kills Amasa

⁷ Abishai left Jerusalem to try and capture Sheba. He took along Joab and his soldiers, as well as David's bodyguard^[b] and best troops.