I and my kingdom are guiltless. —This was true. Joab’s act was entirely without David’s knowledge, and was not only against his will on mo…

And afterward, when David heard [it]
That Joab had sent to fetch Abner back, and that he had stabbed him in the gate…

Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart and in many …