2 Samuel 3:27 Meaning and Explanation
“And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.”
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Read Full Chapter →Joab draws Abner aside at the gate and kills him in revenge for his brother Asahel.
What Does 2 Samuel 3:27 Mean?
Back in Hebron, Joab pulls Abner aside at the gate as if for private conversation and strikes him a mortal blow, avenging his brother Asahel whom Abner had killed in battle. It is murder under the guise of friendship.
This is treachery of the worst kind: violence done in a city of refuge, under a pretense of peace, against a man who came in good faith. Joab repays a battlefield death with cold-blooded murder, taking vengeance into his own hands. The deed stands as a dark warning of where unforgiven anger leads when a man makes himself judge and executioner.
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What does 2 Samuel 3:27 mean?
Joab draws Abner aside at the gate and kills him in revenge for his brother Asahel.