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And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Aside in the gate. —The gateway was a customary place of conference in the East, and Joab there awaited Abner’s return; he then to…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when Abner was returned to Hebron
Alone, and not the twenty men with him; not to David's court, but just to the …

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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