Verse 9

Joab said to Amasa,“How are you, my brother?” With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa’s beard as if to greet him with a kiss.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 55:21 : 21 His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
• Prov 26:24-26 : 24 The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him. 25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him. 26 Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.
• Mic 7:2 : 2 Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.
• Matt 26:48-49 : 48 (Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying,“The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!”) 49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said,“Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him.
• Luke 22:47-48 : 47 Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said to him,“Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”