When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gateway to speak with him privately, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. So he died on account of the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.
Psalm 55:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But you, O God, will cast them down into the lowest pit; the bloodthirsty and treacherous shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But You, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in, lean on, and confidently rely on You. American Standard Version (1901) But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee. Common English Bible But you, God, bring the wicked down to the deepest pit. Let bloodthirsty and treacherous people not live out even half their days. But me? I trust in you! |
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gateway to speak with him privately, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. So he died on account of the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.
It will be paid in full before their time, and their branch will not be green.
O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.
Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and human eyes are never satisfied.
Do not be too wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
Surely it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness, but you have held back my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back.