2 Samuel 2:29
27 “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
30 When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
31 but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
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- BSB
- And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
- KJV
- And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
- WEB
- Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
- ASV
- And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
- DARBY
- And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
- BLB
- And Abner and his men went on through the Arabah all that night, and they passed over the Jordan and marched all morning, and they entered Mahanaim.
- ÅB
- Abner og hans menn gikk gjennom ødemarken hele den natt; så satte de over Jordan og gikk gjennom hele Bitron og kom til Mahana'im.
- OTB
- Så reiste Abner og hans menn gjennom Araba hele natten, krysset Jordan, gikk hele morgenen, og kom til Mahanaim.
- B1930
- Abner og hans menn gikk gjennem ødemarken hele den natt; så satte de over Jordan og gikk gjennem hele Bitron og kom til Mahana'im.
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Cross references
2 Samuel 2:8
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:17
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
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