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

26When Joab left David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know about it. 27So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, so that he died on account of the blood of his brother Asahel. Afterward, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 29May it turn upon the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not be eliminated from the house of Joab someone who suffers a discharge, or has leprosy, or holds the spindle, or falls by the sword, or lacks bread.” 30So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death 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

• Afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• when Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• this, he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I and my kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• are innocentנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• beforeמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• beforeמֵעִם‛im · from withH5973
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• foreverעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• of the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• of Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nerנֵרnêr · NerH5369

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:28

• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.
• Exodus 21:12“He who strikes someone so that he dies shall certainly be put to death.
• Numbers 35:33So you shall not defile the land in which you live; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
• Deuteronomy 21:1“If a person who has been killed by someone is found lying in the open country in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who struck him,
• Matthew 27:24Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; you yourselves shall see.”
• Genesis 4:10Then He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying 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