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2 Samuel 3:20

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18 Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”

19 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.

When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.

21 Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

22 Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.

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BSB
When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
KJV
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
WEB
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
ASV
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
DARBY
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.
BLB
And Abner came to David at Hebron, and with him twenty men, and David made a feast for Abner and the men who [were] with him.
ÅB
Abner kom til David i Hebron med tyve mann, og David gjorde et gjestebud for Abner og de menn som var med ham.
OTB
Da kom Abner og tjue menn med ham til David i Hebron. Og David forberedte et festmåltid for Abner og mennene som var med ham.
B1930
Abner kom til David i Hebron med tyve mann, og David gjorde et gjestebud for Abner og de menn som var med ham.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 26:30

    So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

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  • Esther 1:3

    In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.

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  • Genesis 31:54

    Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

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