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Now the news came to Joab, afor Joab had followed Adonijah, balthough he had not followed Absalom. And Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and ctook hold of the horns of the altar.
b
2 Samuel 17:25, 2 Samuel 18:2
2 Samuel 17
25
Absalom set aAmasa over the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of bNahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
2 Samuel 18
2
David sent the people out, aone third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third under the command of bIttai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, "I myself will surely go out with you also."