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II Samuel 3:Verse 30

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

2 Samuel 2:192 Samuel 2:23Proverbs 28:17Acts 28:42 Samuel 2:19
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What Does II Samuel 3:30 Mean?

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"The author concludes this section by clarifying the motive behind the murder, stating that Joab and Abishai had slain Abner because he had killed thei..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

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

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner because that he put to death Asahel their brother, in Gibeon, in battle.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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

Darby Translation
Darby

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

Webster Bible
Webster

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

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

(So Ioab and Abishai his brother slewe Abner, because he had slaine their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battel)

Douay-Rheims
DRC

So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Thus, Joab and Abishai his brother, slew Abner,—because he had caused the death of Asahel their brother, in Gibeon, in the battle.

Literal Translation
LITV

And Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon, in battle.

Modern King James
MKJV

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

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

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

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And so, Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon, during the battle.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Therfor Joab, and Abisay, his brother, killiden Abner, for he hadde slayn Asahel, her brother, in Gabaon, in batel.

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