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2 Samuel 2:23 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. "

2 Samuel 2:23

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21 Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.

22 Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”

23 However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

25 The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.

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2 Samuel 3:27

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"When Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother."

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2 Samuel 3:30

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"So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle."

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1 Kings 2:32

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"The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah."

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1 Kings 2:5

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"“Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was around his waist and in his sandals that were on his feet."

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1 Samuel 17:57

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"As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand."

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1 Samuel 26:7

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"So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him."

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2 Samuel 2:1

"After this, David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” The LORD said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”"

2 Samuel 2:2

"So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite."

2 Samuel 2:3

"David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron."

2 Samuel 2:4

"The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”"

2 Samuel 2:5

"David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by the LORD, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him."

2 Samuel 2:6

"Now may the LORD show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing."

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