2 Samuel 3:25

Abner Ner

²³ When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”

²⁴ So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!

Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”

²⁶ As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David was unaware of it.

²⁷ When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”
KJV: Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
WEB: You know Abner the son of Ner. He came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.”
ASV: Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
DARBY: Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
BLB: You have known Abner son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”

ÅB: Du kjenner da Abner, Ners sønn, og vet at han er kommet for å narre deg og for å få rede på all din ferd og alt det du gjør.
OTB: Du kjenner Abner, sønn av Ner, at han kom for å bedra deg og for å lære om dine bevegelser og for å vite alt du gjør."
B1930: Du kjenner da Abner, Ners sønn, og vet at han er kommet for å narre dig og for å få rede på all din ferd og alt det du gjør.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 37:28
But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
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Numbers 27:17
who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
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Deuteronomy 28:6
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
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Psalms 121:8
The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
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1 Samuel 29:4–6
But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
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John 7:47
“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
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2 Samuel 10:3
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
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