NET Bible
"So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon during the battle."
— 2 Samuel 3:30, NET Bible
“So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.”
“So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. ”
“So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.”
“So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle.”
“So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.”
“So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.”
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel.
When David later heard about this, he said,“I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD of the shed blood of Abner son of Ner!
May his blood whirl over the head of Joab and the entire house of his father! May the males of Joab’s house never cease to have someone with a running sore or a skin disease or one who works at the spindle or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks food!”
So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon during the battle.
David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet.
So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.
The king chanted the following lament for Abner:“Should Abner have died like a fool?