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Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone?
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Joab's Treacherous Heart
Commentators explain that Joab's angry confrontation with David was driven by a toxic mix of motives. He feared losing his high-ranking position to the more famous warrior Abner, and he harbored a deep-seated desire to avenge the death of his brother, Asahel. This personal agenda led him to challenge the king's judgment and plot against Abner.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Joab saw that if Abner reconciled with David, his own position as second-in-command would be forfeited; and so, with characteristic unscrupulousnes…
19th Century
Anglican
What have you done? —Joab’s somewhat rough remonstrance with David may have been supported by an honest suspicion of Abne…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Joab came to the king To the apartment where he was; perhaps he was told the above at his first entering into t…
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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 …
