2 Samuel 3:27-29

Common English Bible

²⁷ When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside next to^[a] the gate to speak with him in private. But instead Joab stabbed Abner in the stomach, and he died for shedding the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.

²⁸ When David heard about this later, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord concerning the shedding of the blood of Abner, Ner’s son. ²⁹ May it fall upon the head of Joab and his entire family tree! May Joab’s family never be without someone with a discharge or a skin disease,^[b] someone who uses a crutch,^[c] someone who dies by the sword, or someone who is hungry!”