KJV King James Version
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
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2 Samuel 3:27
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
WEB World English Bible
When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
ASV American Standard Version
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abner turneth back to Hebron, and Joab turneth him aside unto the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smiteth him there in the fifth rib—and he dieth—for the blood of Asahel his brother.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 3
24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why [is] it [that] thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew [it] not.
27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
28 And afterward when David heard [it], he said, I and my kingdom [are] guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
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וַיָּ֤שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnאַבְנֵר֙H74 · av.nerAbnerחֶבְר֔וֹןH2275 · chev.ronHebronוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּH5186 · na.tahto stretchיוֹאָב֙H3097 · yo.avJoabאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)תּ֣וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַשַּׁ֔עַרH8179 · sha.argateלְדַבֵּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאִתּ֖וֹH854 · etwithבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיH7987 · she.liquietnessוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּH5221 · na.khahto smiteשָׁם֙H8033 · shamthereהַחֹ֔מֶשׁH2570 · cho.meshbellyוַיָּ֕מָתH4191 · mutto dieבְּדַ֖םH1818 · dambloodעֲשָׂה־H6214 · a.sa.h.elAsahelאֵ֥לH6214 · a.sa.h.elAsahelאָחִֽיו׃H251 · achbrother: male-sibling
Cross-references
2 Samuel 20:9-10And Joab said to Amasa, [Art] thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.1 Kings 2:5Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, [and] what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that [was] about his loins, and in his shoes that [were] on his feet.Deuteronomy 27:24Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.1 Kings 2:32And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing [thereof, to wit], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.Jeremiah 41:6-7And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.Jeremiah 41:2Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.2 Samuel 2:19-23And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
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