Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside within the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the groin, so that he died—on account of the blood of his brother Asahel.
Psalm 55:23 - Tree of Life Version Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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! |
Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside within the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the groin, so that he died—on account of the blood of his brother Asahel.
Before his day it will be paid in full and his branch will not be green.
Surely he will never be shaken. The righteous are remembered forever.
O my God, in You I trust, so I will not be ashamed, and my enemies will not gloat over me.
Like a slug melting away as it slithers, like a woman’s miscarriage, may they never see the sun.
Surely You put them in slippery places. You hurled them down to destruction.
The fear of Adonai prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Sheol and Abaddon are before Adonai— how much more the hearts of people!
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
Do not be overly wicked and do not be a fool— why die before your time?
Behold, it was for my own shalom that I had great bitterness. You have loved my soul out of the Pit of destruction! For You have flung all my sins behind Your back.