1. 2 Samuel 3:28 (NEG79)
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Why did David proclaim his innocence?

2 Samuel 3:28 (NEG79)

28 David l'apprit ensuite, et il dit: Je suis à jamais innocent, devant l'Eternel, du sang d'Abner, fils de Ner, et mon royaume l'est aussi.

Joab and Abishai had incurred blood-guilt as a result of their killing of Abner.1 It was not a legitimate or lawful killing. David wanted to make it as clear as possible to all people that he did not have a hand in Abner’s death.