1 Sheba blew a horn and said, “We are not with King David. All men, go home to your tents!” ️ 2 The men of Israel left David and went with Sheba. But the men of Judah stayed with their king to Jerusalem. ♂️➡️️ 3 David came to his house. He took the ten women who kept the house. He kept them safe and fed them, but he did not live with them. They stayed inside all their days. 4 The king said to Amasa, “Get the men of Judah in 3 days. Then come back.” ⏳3️⃣ 5 Amasa went to get the men, but he was late. ⏰ 6 David said to Abishai, “Sheba will hurt us more than Absalom. Take the men and run after him now.” ⚠️♂️ 7 Abishai went out. Joab’s men, the guards, and strong men went with him to chase Sheba. ️♂️ 8 They met Amasa by a big rock in Gibeon. Joab had a sword at his side. ️ 9 Joab said, “Hi, my brother,” and held Amasa’s beard to kiss him. 10 Amasa did not see the sword. Joab hit Amasa, and Amasa died. Joab and Abishai ran to chase Sheba. ⚔️♂️ 11 A helper of Joab shouted, “If you are for Joab and King David, follow Joab!” 12 Amasa lay on the road, and people stopped to look. The man moved him off the road and put a cloth on him. ️ 13 When Amasa was moved, all the men went on with Joab to chase Sheba. ♂️➡️ 14 Sheba ran through all Israel and came to Abel Beth Maacah. His people came with him. ♂️️ 15 Joab and his men came to the city and stood by the wall. They hit the wall to break it. 16 A smart woman in the city called out, “Listen! Tell Joab to come. I want to talk to him.” ️ 17 Joab came near. The woman said, “Are you Joab?” He said, “I am.” She said, “Please hear me.” He said, “I hear you.” 18 She said, “People came to Abel to ask for help. We make peace here.” ️ 19 She said, “I am a peaceful, true woman in Israel. Why hurt our big city, a mother in Israel? Why take away God’s gift?” ️ 20 Joab said, “No, no! I do not want to hurt or break this city.” ♂️️ 21 Joab said, “A man named Sheba is against King David. Give me him, and we will go away.” 22 The woman spoke to the people with smart words. They took Sheba’s head and threw it to Joab. Joab blew the horn. The men went home. Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem. ️ 23 Joab was over the army of Israel. Benaiah led the king’s guard. ️✈️ 24 Adoram was over the work tax. Jehoshaphat was the record man. 25 Sheva was the writer. Zadok and Abiathar were priests. ✍️⛪ 26 Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.