When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a girdle with a sword in its sheath fastened upon his loins, and as he went forward it fell out.
2 Samuel 3:30 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. American Standard Version (1901) So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. Common English Bible So that is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon, during the battle. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle. |
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a girdle with a sword in its sheath fastened upon his loins, and as he went forward it fell out.
If a man is burdened with the blood of another, let him be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.”