2 Samuel 3:25-27

The Voice

²⁵Don’t you know that Abner, the son of Ner, came here only to deceive you, to find out your strength and what you are up to?

²⁶When Joab left David’s presence, he sent for messengers to find Abner. They caught up to him at the cistern of Sirah; and without David’s knowledge, ²⁷Abner returned to Hebron. Then, under the pretext of speaking to Abner privately, Joab took him inside the gateway and stabbed him in the stomach. Joab had his revenge on Abner for killing his brother Asahel, and Abner died.

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