2 Samuel 20:1-26; Psalm 140:1-13; 1 Chronicles 22:1-19; Psalm 29:1-11; Psalm 30:1-12

David sends Joab to eliminate his opponents--Amasa and Sheba. (2 Samuel 20) It seems the people of Judah rally around David; but the people of the northern tribes (Israel) are easily led to resist David's rule.