2 Samuel 3:26-28

New King James Version

²⁶ And when Joab had gone from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David did not know it. ²⁷ Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab ^(A)took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there ^[a]stabbed him ^(B)in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of ^(C)Asahel his brother.

²⁸ Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “My kingdom and I are ^[b]guiltless before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.