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2 Samuel 3:26 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 3 · verse 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.2 Samuel 3:26 · King James Version
2 Samuel 3:26 in context
24Then 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?
25Thou 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.
26And 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.
27And 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.
28And 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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- AbnerʼAbnêrAbner, an IsraeliteH74 →
- SirahÇirâhSirah, a cistern so-calledH5626 →
- JoabYôwʼâbJoab, the name of three IsraelitesH3097 →
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We have here an account of the murder of Abner by Joab, and David's deep resentment of it. I. Joab very insolently fell foul upon David for treating with Abner. He happened to be abroad upon service when Abner was with David, pursuing a troop, either of Philistines or of Saul's party;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-39