lesserot - 2Samuel:3:22-39

lesserot@2Samuel:3:22 @ And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a predatory excursion, and brought in much booty with them; but Abner was no more with David in Hebron; for he had dismissed him, and he was gone in peace.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:23 @ When Joab and all the army that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath dismissed him, and he is gone in peace.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:24 @ Then came Joab to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee: why is it that thou hast dismissed him, that he went freely away?

lesserot@2Samuel:3:25 @ Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that to deceive thee did he come, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou art doing.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:26 @ And Joab went out from David, and he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David knew it not.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:27 @ And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him in private; and he smote him there under the fifth rib, and he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:28 @ And when David heard it afterward, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

lesserot@2Samuel:3:29 @ May it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his fathers house; and may there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a crutch, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:30 @ But Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibon in the battle.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:31 @ And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourning before Abner. And king David walked behind the bier.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:32 @ And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:33 @ And the king lamented over Abner, and said, O, that Abner had to die, as the worthless dieth!

lesserot@2Samuel:3:34 @ Thy hands were not bound, and thy feet were not put into fetters: as one falleth before men of wickedness art thou fallen. And all the people wept again over him.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:35 @ And all the people came to cause David to eat food while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, So do God to me, and thus may he continue, if before the sun be down I taste bread, or the least else.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:36 @ And all the people took notice of it, and it was pleasing in their eyes: as whatsoever the king did was pleasing in the eyes of all the people.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:37 @ And all the people and all Israel understood on that day that it had not been of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

lesserot@2Samuel:3:38 @ And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that a prince and a great man hath fallen this day in Israel?

lesserot@2Samuel:3:39 @ And I am this day yet weak, and just anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruyah, are too strong for me: may the Lord pay the doer of evil according to his wickedness.