Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Took him
Quietly
For the blood
General references
Bible References
Took him
2 Samuel 20:9
Joab said to Amasa, "How are you, my brother?" With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa's beard as if to greet him with a kiss.
Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'
1 Kings 2:5
"You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me -- how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet.
Quietly
Jeremiah 41:2
Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him stood up, pulled out their swords, and killed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Thus Ishmael killed the man that the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the country.
For the blood
2 Samuel 2:19
Asahel chased Abner, without turning to the right or to the left as he followed Abner.
General references
Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'
Proverbs 7:26
for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.