Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid and brought a large amount of plundered goods with them. Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had dismissed him, and he had gone in peace.
2 Samuel 3:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Joab and his whole army arrived, Joab was informed, ‘Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Joab and all the army with him had come, it was told to Joab, Abner son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace. American Standard Version (1901) When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. Common English Bible When Joab and all the troops with him returned, Joab was told that Abner, Ner’s son, had come to the king and that David had sent him off in peace. Catholic Public Domain Version And Joab, and the entire army that was with him, had arrived afterward. And so, it was reported to Joab, explaining that Abner, the son of Ner, went to the king, and he dismissed him, and he went away in peace. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joab and all the army that was with him came afterwards. And it was told Joab, that Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. |
Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid and brought a large amount of plundered goods with them. Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had dismissed him, and he had gone in peace.
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.
It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty. ,
The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner son of Saul’s uncle Ner.