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2 Samuel 3:26

AbnerDavidJoabSirah

24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?

25 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.

And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.

27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

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BSB
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.
KJV
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
WEB
When Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David didn’t know it.
ASV
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
DARBY
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.
BLB
And Joab had gone from David, and he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; and David did not know [it].
ÅB
Så gikk Joab bort igjen fra David og sendte noen folk avsted som skulle hente Abner, og de førte ham tilbake fra Sira-brønnen; men David visste ikke noe om det.
OTB
Da Joab forlot David, sendte han budbringere etter Abner, og de brakte ham tilbake fra brønnen i Sira; men David visste ikke om det.
B1930
Så gikk Joab bort igjen fra David og sendte nogen folk avsted som skulde hente Abner, og de førte ham tilbake fra Sira-brønnen; men David visste ikke noget om det.

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