Question
Joab Murders Abner
2 Samuel 3:22-39
Key Verse: 3:37 “So on that day all the people there and all Israel knew that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.”
Read 3:22-25. Where do David’s men and Joab return from and what do they bring? (22a) Why is Abner no longer in Hebron with David? (22b) When Joab and all his soldiers arrived, what does he find out? (23) What does Joab ask the king? (24) How does Joab assume about Abner’s visit? (25)
2. Read 3:26-30. How does Joab bring Abner back to Hebron? (26) How does Joab kill Abner and why? (27, 30) When David hears about this, what does he say about his murder? (28) How does David curse on Joab and his household for his crime? (29) What can we learn from David?
3. Read 3:31-34. What does David order Joab and all the people with him and what does he himself do? (31) How do David and all the people mourn for Abner’s death? (32) How does David sing a song of lamentation for Abner? (33-34)
4. Read 3:35-39. When all the people urge David to eat something, how does David respond? (35) How do all the people respond to what David did for Abner’s death? (36-37) What does David say to his men about Abner? (38-39a) What can we learn from David? (39b)