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2 Samuel 3:29-31
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 Samuel 3:29-31
GOD’S WORD Translation
29 May the blame fall on the head of Joab and all of his family. May there always be members of Joab’s family who have oozing sores and skin diseases, who can only work a spindle,[a] who die in battle, and who never have any food.” 30 (Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
31 David told Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” King David followed the open casket.
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- 3:29 Spinning yarn and thread was normally done only by women and therefore was something only the weakest of men would do.
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