2 Samuel 3:30

וְיוֹאָב וַאֲבִישַׁי אָחִיו הָרְגוּ לְאַבְנֵר עַל אֲשֶׁר הֵמִית אֶת ־ עֲשָׂהאֵל אֲחִיהֶם בְּגִבְעוֹן בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

In Context

29יָחֻלוּ עַל ־ רֹאשׁ יוֹאָב וְאֶל כָּל ־ בֵּית אָבִיו וְֽאַל ־ יִכָּרֵת מִבֵּית יוֹאָב זָב וּמְצֹרָע וּמַחֲזִיק בַּפֶּלֶךְ וְנֹפֵל בַּחֶרֶב וַחֲסַר ־ לָֽחֶם ׃

31וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל ־ יוֹאָב וְאֶל ־ כָּל ־ הָעָם אֲשֶׁר ־ אִתּוֹ קִרְעוּ בִגְדֵיכֶם וְחִגְרוּ שַׂקִּים וְסִפְדוּ לִפְנֵי אַבְנֵר וְהַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד הֹלֵךְ אַחֲרֵי הַמִּטָּֽה ׃

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Cross References

Numbers 35:19גֹּאֵל הַדָּם הוּא יָמִית אֶת ־ הָרֹצֵחַ בְּפִגְעוֹ ־ בוֹ הוּא יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ ׃

Proverbs 28:17אָדָם עָשֻׁק בְּדַם ־ נָפֶשׁ עַד ־ בּוֹר יָנוּס אַל ־ יִתְמְכוּ ־ בֽוֹ ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:23-39

Joab Murders Abner; David's Reflections on Abner's Murder. ( b. c. 1048.) 22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done?… Read the whole commentary →

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