2 Samuel 3:30

2 Samuel 3:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
• New International Version (NIV)(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

Context of 2 Samuel 3:30

28Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 29Let the guilt fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house (family); and may there never disappear from the house of Joab one who suffers with a discharge or one who is a leper or one who walks with a crutch [being unfit for war], or one who falls by the sword, or one who lacks food.” So Joab and Abishai his brother murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon. 31Then David said to Joab and to all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David walked behind the bier. 32They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king raised his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

2 Samuel 3:30 word by word

וְיוֹאָב֙ וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י אָחִ֔יו הָרְג֖וּ לְאַבְנֵ֑ר עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵמִ֜ית אֶת־עֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל אֲחִיהֶ֛ם בְּגִבְע֖וֹן בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• slewהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• because he had slainמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵל‛ăώâh'êl · AsahelH6214
• at Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
• in the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:30

• Proverbs 28:17A man who is burdened with the guilt of human blood (murder) Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him or give him refuge.
• Acts 28:4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, Justice [the avenging goddess] has not permitted him to live.”
• 2 Samuel 2:19Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left as he followed him.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be fond of power, when a man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30See 2 Samuel 2:18–28.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:30

• Abishai
• Abner
• Chiding
• Gibeon
• Retaliation
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• Gibeon
• Joab
• Gibeon, Gibeonite
• Communication
• Ishbosheth
• Sackcloth
• Translate
• Abishai
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings