So Joab
Yow'ab (yo-awb')
Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites -- Joab.
and Abishai
'Abiyshay (ab-ee-shah'ee)
father of a gift (i.e. probably generous); Abishai, an Israelite -- Abishai.
his brother
'ach (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
slew
harag (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
Abner
'Abner (ab-nare')
father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite -- Abner.
because he had slain
muwth (mooth)
causatively, to kill
their brother
'ach (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Asahel
`Asah'el (as-aw-ale')
God has made; Asahel, the name of four Israelites -- Asahel.
at Gibeon
Gib`own (ghib-ohn')
hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine -- Gibeon.
in the battle
milchamah (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
