Verse 23

Howbeit he refused{H3985}{(H8762)} to turn aside{H5493}{(H8800)}: wherefore Abner{H74} with the hinder end{H310} of the spear{H2595} smote{H5221}{(H8686)} him under{H413} the fifth{H2570} rib, that the spear{H2595} came out{H3318}{(H8799)} behind{H310} him; and he fell down{H5307}{(H8799)} there, and died{H4191}{(H8799)} in the same place{H8478}: and it came to pass, that as many as came{H935}{(H8802)} to the place{H4725} where Asahel{H6214} fell down{H5307}{(H8804)} and died{H4191}{(H8799)} stood still{H5975}{(H8799)}.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 3:27 : 27 And when Abner{H74} was returned{H7725}{(H8799)} to Hebron{H2275}, Joab{H3097} took him aside{H5186}{(H8686)} in{H413}{H8432} the gate{H8179} to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} with him quietly{H7987}, and smote{H5221}{(H8686)} him there under the fifth{H2570} rib, that he died{H4191}{(H8799)}, for the blood{H1818} of Asahel{H6214} his brother{H251}.
• 2 Sam 4:6 : 6 And they came thither{H935}{(H8804)} into the midst{H8432} of the house{H1004}, as though they would have fetched{H3947}{(H8802)} wheat{H2406}; and they smote{H5221}{(H8686)} him under the fifth{H2570} rib: and Rechab{H7394} and Baanah{H1196} his brother{H251} escaped{H4422}{(H8738)}.
• 2 Sam 20:10 : 10 But Amasa{H6021} took no heed{H8104}{(H8738)} to the sword{H2719} that was in Joab's{H3097} hand{H3027}: so he smote{H5221}{(H8686)} him therewith in the fifth{H2570} rib, and shed out{H8210}{(H8799)} his bowels{H4578} to the ground{H776}, and struck him not again{H8138}{(H8804)}; and he died{H4191}{(H8799)}. So Joab{H3097} and Abishai{H52} his brother{H251} pursued{H7291}{(H8804)} after{H310} Sheba{H7652} the son{H1121} of Bichri{H1075}.
• 2 Sam 20:12-13 : 12 And Amasa{H6021} wallowed{H1556}{(H8706)} in blood{H1818} in the midst{H8432} of the highway{H4546}. And when the man{H376} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} that all the people{H5971} stood still{H5975}{(H8804)}, he removed{H5437}{(H8686)} Amasa{H6021} out of the highway{H4546} into the field{H7704}, and cast{H7993}{(H8686)} a cloth{H899} upon him, when he saw{H7200}{(H8804)} that every one that came{H935}{(H8802)} by him stood still{H5975}{(H8804)}. 13 When he was removed{H3014}{(H8689)} out of the highway{H4546}, all the people{H376} went on{H5674}{(H8804)} after{H310} Joab{H3097}, to pursue{H7291}{(H8800)} after{H310} Sheba{H7652} the son{H1121} of Bichri{H1075}.
• 2 Sam 5:6 : 6 And the king{H4428} and his men{H582} went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Jerusalem{H3389} unto the Jebusites{H2983}, the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776}: which spake{H559}{(H8799)} unto David{H1732}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Except thou take away{H5493}{(H8687)} the blind{H5787} and the lame{H6455}, thou shalt not come in{H935}{(H8799)} hither: thinking{H559}{(H8800)}, David{H1732} cannot come in{H935}{(H8799)} hither.