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2 Samuel 18:13-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Samuel 18:13-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life[a] (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof.” 14 Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.(A) 15 And ten young men, Joab’s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.
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- 18.13 Another reading is at the risk of my life
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