And David said to Amasa, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than Absalom: now then take with you the servants of your lord, and follow after him, lest he find for himself strong cities, so will he blind our eyes.

And they [were] by the great stone that is in Gibeon. And Amasa went in before them. And Joab had upon him a military cloak over his apparel, and over it he was girded with a dagger fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and the dagger came out, and fell [to the ground].

And Amasa observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab. And Joab struck him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.

For the end, for the sons of Korah; A Psalm concerning secret things. God is our refuge and strength, a help in the afflictions that have come heavily upon us.

[Even] to Him who gives salvation to kings: who redeems His servant David from the hurtful sword.

And they said, You shall not go out; for if we should indeed flee, they will not care for us; and if half of us should die, they will not mind us; for you [are] as ten thousand of us; and now [it is] well that you shall be to us an aid to help us in the city.

And behold, the whole family rose up against your handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that struck down his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he killed, and we will take away your heir. So they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband a remnant or name upon the face of the earth.

But to his son I will give the two [remaining] tribes, that My servant David may have an establishment continually before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.

Nevertheless for David's sake the Lord gave him a remnant, that He might establish his children after him, and might establish Jerusalem.

There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for My Anointed.

He was not that Light, but [was sent] so that he might testify concerning the Light.

That was the true Light which lightens every man coming into the world.

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.