2 Samuel 3:27

Easy To Read Version

When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab took him to one side in the middle of the gateway to talk with him in private. And then Joab stabbed Abner in the stomach, and Abner died. Abner had killed Joab’s brother Asahel. So now Joab killed Abner.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:26

Absalom said, “If you don’t want to go, then please let my brother Amnon go with me.”

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, ‘You are part of my family. May God punish me if I don’t make you captain of the army in Joab’s place.’”

2 Samuel 3:26

Joab left David and sent messengers to Abner at the well of Sirah. The messengers brought Abner back, but David did not know this.

2 Samuel 3:28

Later David heard the news. David said, “My kingdom and I are innocent of the death of Abner son of Ner. The Lord knows this.

2 Samuel 4:1

Saul’s son (Ish Bosheth) heard that Abner had died at Hebron. Ish Bosheth and all his people became very scared.

1 Kings 2:32

Joab killed two men who were much better than himself. They were Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Abner was the commander of Israel’s army and Amasa was the commander of Judah’s army. My father David did not know at that time that Joab had killed them. So the Lord will punish Joab for those men he killed.

1 Kings 2:5

David also said, “You remember what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me. He killed two of the commanders of Israel’s army. He killed Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Remember, he killed them during a time of peace! The blood from these men splashed on the sword belt and army boots he was wearing. I should have punished him.

1 Chronicles 27:21

East Manasseh: Iddo son of Zechariah.\par Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner.\par

Proverbs 26:26

He hides his evil plans with nice words. But he is mean. And in the end all people will see the evil things that he does.

Jeremiah 41:2

While they were eating together, Ishmael and his ten men got up and killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam with a sword. Gedaliah was the man that the king of Babylon had chosen to be governor of Judah.

Numbers 35:19

A member of the dead man’s family [386] can chase that murderer and kill him.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that kills another person, even if he is not caught!’