2Sa 3:27 | TNotes | STEP | 3:27 as if to speak with him privately: Joab accused Abner of deception (3:25 ), but he used deception himself to lure Abner to his death. • in revenge: Joab was motivated by the practice of blood vengeance, avenging the death of a kinsman by killing the killer.

‏ 2 Samuel 3:27

3:27 ^a as if to speak with him privately: Joab accused Abner of deception (3:25 ^b), but he used deception himself to lure Abner to his death.

• in revenge: Joab was motivated by the practice of blood vengeance, avenging the death of a kinsman by killing the killer.