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3:22. Immediately, David's servants and Joab came, after having slain
the robbers, with an exceeding great booty. And Abner was not with David
in Hebron, for he had now sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
3:23. And Joab and all the army that was with him, came afterwards: and
it was told Joab, that Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he
hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
3:24. And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou done?
Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone
and departed?
3:25. Knowest thou not Abner the son of Ner, that to this end he came to
thee, that he might deceive thee, and to know thy going out, and thy
coming in, and to know all thou dost?
3:26. Then Joab going out from David, sent messengers after Abner, and
brought him back from the cistern of Sira, David knowing nothing of it.
3:27. And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the
middle of the gate, to speak to him treacherously: and he stabbed him
there in the groin, and he died, in revenge of the blood of Asael his
brother.
3:28. And when David heard of it, after the thing was now done, he said:
I, and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord for ever of the blood of
Abner the son of Ner:
3:29. And may it come upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's
house: and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an
issue of seed, or that is a leper, or that holdeth the distaff, or that
falleth by the sword, or that wanteth bread.
3:30. So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed
their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle.
3:31. And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him:
Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloths, and mourn
before the funeral of Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
3:32. And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David lifted up his
voice, and wept at the grave of Abner: and all the people also wept.
3:33. And the king mourning and lamenting over Abner, said: Not as
cowards are wont to die, hath Abner died.
3:34. Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet laden with fetters: but as
men fall before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all
the people repeating it wept over him.
3:35. And when all the people came to take meat with David, while it was
yet broad day, David swore, saying: So do God to me, and more also, if I
taste bread or any thing else before sunset.
3:36. And all the people heard, and they were pleased, and all that the
king did seemed good in the sight of all the people.
3:37. And all the people, and all Israel understood that day that it was
not the king's doing, that Abner the son of Ner was slain.
3:38. The king also said to his servants: Do you not know that a prince
and a great man is slain this day in Israel?
3:39. But I as yet am tender, though anointed king. And these men the
sons of Sarvia are too hard for me: the Lord reward him that doth evil
according to his wickedness.
2 Kings Chapter 4
Isboseth is murdered by two of his servants. David punisheth the
murderers.
4:1. And Isboseth the son of Saul heard that Abner was slain in Hebron:
and his hands were weakened, and all Israel was troubled.
4:2. Now the son of Saul had two men captains of his bands, the name of
the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Remmon
a Berothite of the children of Benjamin: for Beroth also was reckoned in
Benjamin.
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