2 Samuel 3:28-30

Expanded Bible

²⁸ Later when David heard the news, he said, “My kingdom and I are innocent before the Lord forever of the ·death [^Lblood] of Abner son of Ner. ²⁹ ·Joab and his family are responsible for this. [^LMay it/the guilt fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house.] May his family always have someone with [running] sores or ·with a skin disease [^Tleprosy; ^Cthe term covers a variety of skin diseases that would render a person ritually unclean; Lev. 13–14]. May they always have someone who must lean on a crutch. May ·some of his family be killed in war [^Lsomeone always fall by the sword]. May they always have someone without food to eat.”

³⁰ (Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon [2:18–32].)