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2 Samuel 3:27
New English Translation
2 Samuel 3:27
New English Translation
27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him[a] in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel.[b]
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- 2 Samuel 3:27 tn Heb “and he struck him down there [in] the stomach.”
- 2 Samuel 3:27 tn Heb “and he [i.e., Abner] died on account of the blood of Asahel his [i.e., Joab’s] brother.”
2 Samuel 3:27
New International Version
2 Samuel 3:27
New International Version
27 Now when Abner(A) returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him(B) in the stomach, and he died.(C)
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