12. But Amasa lay in his blood in the middle of the road, and Joab’s man saw that everyone was stopping to stare at him. So he pulled him off the road into a field and threw a cloak over him.
13. With Amasa’s body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri.
14. Meanwhile, Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel and eventually came to the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the members of his own clan, the Bicrites, assembled for battle and followed him into the town.
15. When Joab’s forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town’s fortifications and began battering down the wall.
16. But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab, “Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.”