2 Samuel 3:28-30

Contemporary English Version

Abner's Funeral

²⁸ David heard how Joab had killed Abner, and he said, “I swear to the Lord that I am completely innocent of Abner's death! ²⁹ Joab and his family are the guilty ones. I pray that Joab's family will always be sick with sores and other skin diseases. May they all be cowards,^[a] and may they die in war or starve to death.”

³⁰ Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.