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When Joab was 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.
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David's Confirmed Innocence
The verse explicitly states, 'but David knew it not,' a detail commentators highlight as crucial. Scholars like John Gill explain this phrase is deliberately included to absolve David of any guilt in Joab's plot. Abner's willingness to return demonstrates his complete trust in David's integrity, making Joab's secret treachery even more pronounced.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The well of Sirah — This location is not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture. According to the historian Josephus, it was located abo…
19th Century
Anglican
Sent messengers after Abner. —It is not clear whether this was done in Joab’s own name or in David’s name (though without David's …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when Joab was come out from David Which perhaps he did at once, as soon as ever he had spoken his mind, and flew out of th…
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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 …
