2 Samuel 3:30

30 Assim, Joabe e seu irmão Abisai mataram Abner, porque ele havia matado Asael, irmão deles, na batalha de Gibeom.

2 Samuel 3:30 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 3:30

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner
For though it was only Joab that gave him the thrust of which he died, Abishai was in the secret, and was consenting and advising to his death, and so an accessory to it; and might be present, ready to assist in it, if occasion required; and so Josephus ^F11 expressly says, that Abishai his brother was with him when he drew his sword, and smote him:

because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle:
which was no just reason at all; his blood was shed in war, this in peace, in cold blood, and under the guise of friendship; that was shed with reluctance, and after fair warning, and in defence of himself; but this wilfully in Joab, unawares to Abner, and in great deceit and hypocrisy; see ( 1 Kings 2:5 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 7. c. 1. sect. 6.)

2 Samuel 3:30 In-Context

28 Mais tarde, quando Davi soube o que tinha acontecido, disse: “Eu e o meu reino, perante o SENHOR, somos para sempre inocentes do sangue de Abner, filho de Ner.

29 Caia a responsabilidade pela morte dele sobre a cabeça de Joabe e de toda a sua família! Jamais falte entre os seus descendentes quem sofra fluxo ou lepra, quem use muletas, quem morra à espada, ou quem passe fome”.

30 Assim, Joabe e seu irmão Abisai mataram Abner, porque ele havia matado Asael, irmão deles, na batalha de Gibeom.

31 Então Davi disse a Joabe e a todo o exército que o acompanhava: “Rasguem suas vestes, vistam roupas de luto e vão chorando à frente de Abner”. E o rei Davi seguiu atrás da maca que levava o corpo.

32 Enterraram-no em Hebrom, e o rei chorou em alta voz junto ao túmulo de Abner, como também todo o povo.