• 2 Samuel 3:27
    The Bible in Living English

    • 27 So Abner came back to Hebron, and Joab took him aside into the recess of the gate to speak with him quietly, and there with a thrust below the waist he stabbed him to death for the blood of his brother ʽAsahel.

  • 2 Samuel 3:27
    American Standard Version

    • 27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

  • 2 Samuel 3:27
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 27 So Abner returned to Hebron, and Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate, to speak with him quietly,—and then smote him there in the belly, that he died for the blood of Asahel the brother of Joab.

  • 2 Samuel 3:27
    King James Version

    • 27 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.