^{12 Ref} Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.

^{13 Ref} When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.