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2 Samuel 3:24
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KJ21
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?
ASV
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?
AMP
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why did you send him away, so that he is already gone?
AMPC
Then Joab came to the king and said, What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it you have sent him away and he is quite gone?
BRG
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?
CSB
Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look here, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he’s getting away.
CSBA
Joab went to the king and said, ‘What have you done? Look here, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he’s getting away.
CEB
Joab went to the king and asked, “What have you done? Abner came to you here! Why did you send him off? Now he’s gotten away!
CJB
Yo’av went to the king and said, “What have you done? Here, Avner came to you, and you sent him away, and now he’s gone! Why?
CEV
Joab went to David and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you, and you let him go. Now he's long gone!
DARBY
Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it [that] thou hast sent him away, and he is gone?
DRA
And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou done? Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone and departed?
ERV
Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you, but you sent him away without hurting him! Why?
EASY
Joab went to the king. He said, ‘Why did you do this? Abner came to visit you. You allowed him to go back home safely. Now he has gone.
EHV
So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you. Why have you sent him away? You let him get away!
ESV
Then Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone?
ESVUK
Then Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone?
EXB
Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he’s gone.
GNV
Then Joab came to the King, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee, why hast thou sent him away, and he is departed?
GW
Then Joab went to the king and asked, “What have you done? Abner came to see you. Why did you dismiss him and let him get away?
GNT
So Joab went to the king and said to him, “What have you done? Abner came to you—why did you let him go like that?
HCSB
Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look here, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he’s getting away.
ICB
Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he’s gone.
ISV
So Joab approached the king and asked him, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you! What’s this? You sent him away? He’s long gone now!
JUB
Then Joab came to the king and said, What hast thou done? Behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast let him go?
KJV
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?
AKJV
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?
LSB
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why then have you sent him away and he is already gone?
LEB
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came here to you? Why have you dismissed him that he actually went away?
TLB
he rushed to the king, demanding, “What have you done? What do you mean by letting him get away? You know perfectly well that he came to spy on us and that he plans to return and attack us!”
MSG
Joab went straight to the king: “What’s this you’ve done? Abner shows up, and you let him walk away scot-free? You know Abner son of Ner better than that. This was no friendly visit. He was here to spy on you, figure out your comings and goings, find out what you’re up to.”
MEV
So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you. Why is it that you sent him away? Now he is long gone.
NOG
Then Joab went to the king and asked, “What have you done? Abner came to see you. Why did you dismiss him and let him get away?
NABRE
So Joab went to the king and said: “What have you done? Abner came to you! Why did you let him get away?
NASB
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why then have you let him go, so that he is already gone?
NASB1995
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why then have you sent him away and he is already gone?
NCB
Then Joab went to the king and said: “What have you done? Abner came to you. What motivated you to dismiss him and allow him to go away as an innocent man?
NCV
Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he’s gone.
NET
So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner has come to you. Why would you send him away? Now he’s gone on his way!
NIRV
So Joab went to the king. He said, “What have you done? Abner came to you. Why did you let him get away? Now he’s gone!
NIV
So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!
NIVUK
So Joab went to the king and said, ‘What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!
NKJV
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why is it that you sent him away, and he has already gone?
NLV
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? See, Abner came to you. Why then have you sent him away, so that he is gone?
NLT
Joab rushed to the king and demanded, “What have you done? What do you mean by letting Abner get away?
NRSVA
Then Joab went to the king and said, ‘What have you done? Abner came to you; why did you dismiss him, so that he got away?
NRSVACE
Then Joab went to the king and said, ‘What have you done? Abner came to you; why did you dismiss him, so that he got away?
NRSVCE
Then Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you; why did you dismiss him, so that he got away?
NRSVUE
Then Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you; why did you dismiss him, so that he got away?
OJB
Then Yoav came to HaMelech, and said, What hast thou done? Hinei, Avner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
RGT
Then Joab came to the king, and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why have you sent him away, so that he is gone?
RSV
Then Jo′ab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone?
RSVCE
Then Jo′ab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone?
TLV
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Look here, Abner came to you—why did you send him away? Now he is getting away!
VOICE
Joab went to David. Joab: What have you done? You had Abner in your hands! Why did you let him get away? He’s gone.
WEB
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, and he is already gone?
WYC
And Joab entered to the king, and said, What hast thou done? Lo! Abner came to thee; why lettest go thou him (why hast thou let him go), and he went, and departed from thee?
YLT
And Joab cometh unto the king, and saith, `What hast thou done? lo, Abner hath come unto thee! why [is] this -- thou hast sent him away, and he is really gone?
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