H3097G–יוֹאָב–yo.av

Then answered David, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

וְיוֹאָ֨ב (יוֹאָ֨ב) yo.'Av “Joab”

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

יוֹאָ֥ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: Why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

Joab also, and Abishai pursued Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

יוֹאָ֥ב yo.'Av “Joab”

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou wilt bid the people return from following their brethren?

יוֹאָ֗ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had assembled all the people, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, and Asahel.

וְיוֹאָ֗ב (יוֹאָ֗ב) yo.'Av “Joab”

And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulcher of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

וְיוֹאָב֙ (יוֹאָב֙) yo.'Av “Joab”

When Joab and all the host that was with him had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he hath gone in peace.

וְיוֹאָ֛ב (יוֹאָ֛ב) yo.'Av “Joab”לְיוֹאָב֙ (יוֹאָב֙) yo.'Av “Joab”

Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And when Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And when Abner had 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.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”יוֹאָ֡ב yo.'Av “Joab”

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

וְיוֹאָב֙ (יוֹאָב֙) yo.'Av “Joab”

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

יוֹאָ֜ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

וְיוֹאָ֥ב (יוֹאָ֥ב) yo.'Av “Joab”

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he selected of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

יוֹאָ֗ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab and the people that were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

יוֹאָ֗ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

יוֹאָ֗ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And it came to pass, after the year had expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and destroyed Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

יוֹאָב֩ yo.'Av “Joab”