2 Samuel 3:28

2 Samuel 3:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)Later, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, "I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the Lord for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “My kingdom and I are guiltless before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

Context of 2 Samuel 3:28

26As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David was unaware of it. 27When 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. Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner. 29May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.” 30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

2 Samuel 3:28 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע דָּוִד֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקִ֨י אָנֹכִ֧י וּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛י מֵעִ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם מִדְּמֵ֖י אַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן־נֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Afterwardכֵּןkên · soH3651
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• about thisאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Iאָֽנֹכִ֫י'ânôkîy · IH595
• and my kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• are foreverעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• are foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• guiltlessנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• beforeמֵעִם‛im · from withH5973
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• concerning the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• of Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nerנֵרnêr · NerH5369

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:28

• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
• Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
• Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
• Deuteronomy 21:1If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
• Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
• Genesis 4:10“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:28

• 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. 28David made it clear that he had no part in Abner’s death and described it as a crime. David understood that because his second-in-command had killed Abner, people loyal to Saul’s family might believe that David had ordered the killing. before the LORD: David called on the Lord to hold him accountable if he were lying.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:28

• Abner
• Chiding
• Imprecation
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• David
• Communication
• Ishbosheth
• Sackcloth
• Translate
• Genealogy
• Government
• Guiltless
• Joab

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