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25 You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you and to know of (A)your going out and your coming in and to know all that you are doing.”

Joab Strikes Abner

26 Then Joab came out from David and sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it. 27 So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there (B)he struck him in the belly so that he died on account of the blood of Asahel his brother.

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