2 Samuel 3:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 3:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 3:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 3:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Joab and all the army who was with him had come, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he has gone in peace.””
2 Samuel 3:23 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 3:23 ASV — 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. ”
2 Samuel 3:23 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 3:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Joab and all the host that <FI>is<Fi> with him have come, and they declare to Joab, saying, `Abner son of Ner hath come unto the king, and he sendeth him away, and he goeth in peace.'”
2 Samuel 3:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 3:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joab and all the host that was with him came; and they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away; and he is gone in peace. ”
2 Samuel 3:23 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 3:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When Ioab, and all the hoste that was with him were come, men tolde Ioab, saying, Abner the sonne of Ner came to the King, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.”
2 Samuel 3:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 3:23 in Context — 2 Samuel 3
21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
23 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.
24 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?
25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
What Does 2 Samuel 3:23 Mean?
2 Samuel 3:23 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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