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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?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Joab saw that if Abner reconciled with David, his own position as second-in-command would be forfeited; and so, with characteristic unscrupulousnes…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

What have you done? —Joab’s somewhat rough remonstrance with David may have been supported by an honest suspicion of Abne…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Joab came to the king
To the apartment where he was; perhaps he was told the above at his first entering into t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart and in many …

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