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2 Samuel 3

2 Sam. 3:30 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So Joab
Yow'ab (Hebrew #3097)
Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Joab.
Pronounce: yo-awb'
Origin: from {SI 13068}3068{/SI} and 1
and Abishai
'Abiyshay (Hebrew #52)
from 1 and 7862; father of a gift (i.e. probably generous); Abishai, an Israelite
KJV usage: Abishai.
Pronounce: ab-ee-shah'ee
Origin: or (shorter) Abshay {ab-shah'ee}
his brother
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
slew
harag (Hebrew #2026)
to smite with deadly intent
KJV usage: destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), X surely.
Pronounce: haw-rag'
Origin: a primitive root
Abner
'Abner (Hebrew #74)
from 1 and 5216; father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite
KJV usage: Abner.
Pronounce: ab-nare'
Origin: or (fully) nAbiyner {ab-ee-nare'}
, because he had slain
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
their brother
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
Asahel
`Asah'el (Hebrew #6214)
God has made; Asahel, the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: Asahel.
Pronounce: as-aw-ale'
Origin: from 6213 and 410
at Gibeon
Gib`own (Hebrew #1391)
hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Gibeon.
Pronounce: ghib-ohn'
Origin: from the same as 1387
in the battle
milchamah (Hebrew #4421)
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
KJV usage: battle, fight(-ing), war((-rior)).
Pronounce: mil-khaw-maw'
Origin: from 3898 (in the sense of fighting)
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Abishai,
Abner,
Asahel,
Gibeon,
Joab

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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slew Abner.
Prov. 28:17• 17A man laden with the blood of any person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him. (Prov. 28:17)
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Acts 28:4• 4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live. (Acts 28:4)
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2 Sam. 2:19‑23• 19And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.
 20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.
 21And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside, to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold of one of the young men, and take for thyself his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
 22And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
 23But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the belly, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. (2 Sam. 2:19‑23)
• This is the personal motive behind this terrible act, but anyone knowing Joab and his ambition to become captain of the host suspects another motive. Joab fears Abner's worth and authority which at that time had been demonstrated much more than his own merits. If Abner should succeed in concluding an alliance, wouldn't he have the first place? Joab has everything to gain through his vengeance. (“Abner: 2 Samuel 3” by H.L. Rossier)
• Meanwhile David had received the rule over Judah from the hand of God (2 Sam. 2). But with regard to the rule over Israel (2 Sam. 3) he had been tempted by Abner's propositions, proffered insidiously so that the king was less prepared to resist them. We have seen God intervening and delivering him, using Joab's iniquity to this end. Thus the covenant with the eleven tribes, the fruit of man's planning, is brought to nothing. Not from this quarter is David to obtain the crown. (“Ishbosheth: 2 Samuel 4” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.