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And Joab left David, and sent messengers after Abner. And they brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David did not know it.

And Abner returned to Hebron. And Joab turned him aside into the middle of the gate, to speak with him privately. And he struck him in the belly there, and he died, because of the blood of his brother Asahel.

And afterward David heard, and said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before Jehovah forever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

May it whirl about the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or that lacks bread!

And Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon, in battle.