2 Samuel 3:1-32
Now there was long
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war
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between the house
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of Saul
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and the house
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of David
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but David
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stronger
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and stronger
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and the house
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of Saul
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weaker
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and weaker
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And unto David
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were sons
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<01121>
in Hebron
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and his firstborn
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was Amnon
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of Ahinoam
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the Jezreelitess
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And his second
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Chileab
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<03609>_,
of Abigail
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<026>
the wife
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of Nabal
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<05037>
the Carmelite
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and the third
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Absalom
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the son
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of Maacah
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the daughter
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of Talmai
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king
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of Geshur
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{Chileab: or, Daniel}<01650>_;
And the fourth
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Adonijah
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the son
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<01121>
of Haggith
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and the fifth
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Shephatiah
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the son
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<01121>
of Abital
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<037>_;
And the sixth
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Ithream
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by Eglah
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<05698>
David's
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wife
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to David
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<01732>
in Hebron
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<02275>_.
And it came to pass, while there was war
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between the house
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of Saul
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and the house
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<01004>
of David
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that Abner
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for the house
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<01004>
of Saul
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And Saul
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had a concubine
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whose name
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[was] Rizpah
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the daughter
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<01323>
of Aiah
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to Abner
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unto my father's
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concubine
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Then was Abner
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very
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for the words
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of Ishbosheth
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[Am] I a dog's
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head
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which against Judah
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kindness
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this day
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unto the house
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of Saul
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<07586>
thy father
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to his brethren
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and to his friends
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<04828>_,
thee into the hand
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of David
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me to day
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with a fault
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concerning this woman
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<0802>_?
the kingdom
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<04467>
from the house
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<01004>
of Saul
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<07586>_,
the throne
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<03678>
of David
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<01732>
over Israel
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<03478>
and over Judah
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from Dan
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<01835>
even to Beersheba
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<0884>_.
And Abner
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messengers
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to David
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Whose [is] the land
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<0776>_?
thy league
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with me, and, behold, my hand
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<03027>
all Israel
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unto thee.<03478>
Well
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a league
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<01285>
with thee: but one
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thing
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<01697>
my face
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except thou first
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Michal
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<04324>
Saul's
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daughter
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my face
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{that is: Heb. saying}<06440>_.
And David
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messengers
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to Ishbosheth
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<0378>
Saul's
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son
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[me] my wife
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<0802>
Michal
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to me for an hundred
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<03967>
foreskins
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<06190>
of the Philistines
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<06430>_.
And Ishbosheth
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<0378>
her from [her] husband
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[even] from Phaltiel
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the son
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{Phaltiel: also called, Phalti}<01121>
And her husband
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<0376>
behind
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<0310>
her to Bahurim
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<0980>_.
Abner
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{along...: Heb. going and weeping}<074>
And Abner
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<074>
with the elders
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of Israel
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for David
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<01732>
in times
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past
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[to be] king
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over you: {in times...: Heb. both yesterday and the third day}<04428>
[it]: for the LORD
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of David
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By the hand
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<03027>
of my servant
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David
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<01732>
my people
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Israel
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out of the hand
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<03027>
of the Philistines
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and out of the hand
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<03027>
And Abner
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<074>
in the ears
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of Benjamin
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and Abner
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in the ears
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of David
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in Hebron
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all that seemed
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good
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to Israel
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and that seemed good
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to the whole house
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of Benjamin
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<01144>_.
So Abner
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to David
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to Hebron
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and twenty
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men
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with him. And David
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Abner
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and the men
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that [were] with him a feast
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<04960>_.
And Abner
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unto David
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<01732>_,
all Israel
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<03478>
unto my lord
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the king
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<04428>_,
a league
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<01285>
over all that thine heart
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<05315>
And David
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Abner
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<074>
in peace
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And, behold, the servants
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of David
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<01732>
and Joab
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from [pursuing] a troop
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a great
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<07227>
spoil
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with them: but Abner
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<074>
[was] not with David
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<01732>
in Hebron
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<02275>_;
in peace
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<07965>_.
When Joab
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and all the host
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Joab
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Abner
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the son
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<01121>
of Ner
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to the king
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<04428>_,
in peace
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<07965>_.
And when Joab
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from David
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messengers
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after
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Abner
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from the well
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of Sirah
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but David
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[it] not.<01732>
And when Abner
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to Hebron
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Joab
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the gate
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with him quietly
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him there under the fifth
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for the blood
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of Asahel
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<06214>
his brother
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{quietly: or, peaceably}<0251>_.
And afterward
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when David
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<01732>
I and my kingdom
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[are] guiltless
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before the LORD
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for
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ever
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from the blood
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of Abner
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the son
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<01121>
of Ner
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{blood: Heb. bloods}<05369>_:
on the head
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of Joab
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and on all his father's
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house
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from the house
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of Joab
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on a staff
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on the sword
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or that lacketh
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bread
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{fail: Heb. be cut off}<03899>_.
So Joab
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and Abishai
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his brother
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<0251>
Abner
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their brother
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<0251>
Asahel
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<06214>
at Gibeon
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in the battle
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