2 Samuel 20:12
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
Cross-references
2 Samuel 20:13
Parallel
2 Samuel 20:13 resolves the obstacle: once the body is moved, the men follow Joab, completing the action.
2 Samuel 17:25
Historical context
2 Samuel 17:25 reveals Amasa was Absalom’s army commander, explaining Joab’s hostility and murder of him here.
2 Samuel 2:23
Parallel
2 Samuel 2:23 describes Asahel’s body causing people to stop—exactly the same reaction to Amasa’s corpse here.