2 Samuel 3:30

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2 Samuel 3:30

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 3

²⁸ Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.

²⁹ May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

³⁰ (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

³¹ Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

³² When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.

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