Deu 27:24, 2Sa 20:9-10, 1Ki 2:5, 32 | ESV | STEP | Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret . And all the people shall say , Amen .

Deuteronomy 27:24

24 ^a“‘Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

2 Samuel 20:9-10

9 And Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand ^bto kiss him. 10 But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab’s hand. ^cSo Joab struck him with it ^din the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died.

Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

1 Kings 2:5

5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah ^edid to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, ^fAbner the son of Ner, ^gand Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew placing} in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war ^{▼▼Septuagint innocent blood} on the belt around his ^{▼▼Septuagint my; twice in this verse} waist and on the sandals on his feet.

1 Kings 2:32

32 The Lord will ^kbring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men ^lmore righteous and better than himself, ^mAbner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and ⁿAmasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.