2 Samuel 3:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.”
2 Samuel 3:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 3:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 3:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David didn’t know it.”
2 Samuel 3:26 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 3:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not. ”
2 Samuel 3:26 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 3:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joab goeth out from David, and sendeth messengers after Abner, and they bring him back from the well of Sirah, and David knew not.”
2 Samuel 3:26 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 3:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it. ”
2 Samuel 3:26 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 3:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when Ioab was gone out from Dauid, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him againe from the well of Siriah vnknowing to Dauid.”
2 Samuel 3:26 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 3:26 in Context — 2 Samuel 3
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.
26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
What Does 2 Samuel 3:26 Mean?
2 Samuel 3:26 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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