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What does 2 Samuel 3:29 mean?

May the guilt fall on Joab and his family. May there always be someone in his family with a disease, or who dies young, or who has to work for others, or who goes hungry.' 2 Samuel 3:29 - Modern Text Bible

(David pronounces a curse on Joab's family, wishing ongoing hardship as a consequence for the murder.)