2 Samuel 3:27
Context3:27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him 1 in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel. 2
2 Samuel 20:10
Context20:10 Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab 3 stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s 4 intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. 5 Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.
[3:27] 1 tn Heb “and he struck him down there [in] the stomach.”
[3:27] 2 tn Heb “and he [i.e., Abner] died on account of the blood of Asahel his [i.e., Joab’s] brother.”
[20:10] 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[20:10] 4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Amasa) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[20:10] 5 tn Heb “and he did not repeat concerning him, and he died.”