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2 Samuel 3:30
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2 Samuel 3:30
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30 (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
2 Samuel 3:30
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2 Samuel 3:30
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30 So Joab, and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
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2 Samuel 3:30
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2 Samuel 3:30
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30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother (A)Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
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2 Samuel 3:30
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2 Samuel 3:30
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30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because (A)he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.
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2 Samuel 10:7
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2 Samuel 10:7
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7 On hearing this, David sent Joab(A) out with the entire army of fighting men.
2 Samuel 10:7
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2 Samuel 10:7
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7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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2 Samuel 10:7
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2 Samuel 10:7
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7 Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of (A)the mighty men.
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2 Samuel 10:7
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2 Samuel 10:7
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7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of (A)the mighty men.
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2 Samuel 11:1
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2 Samuel 11:1
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David and Bathsheba
11 In the spring,(A) at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab(B) out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army.(C) They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah.(D) But David remained in Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 11:1
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2 Samuel 11:1
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11 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 11:1
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2 Samuel 11:1
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David, Bathsheba, and Uriah
11 It happened in the spring of the year, at the (A)time when kings go out to battle, that (B)David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged (C)Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 11:1
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2 Samuel 11:1
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David and Bathsheba
11 (A)(B)In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged (C)Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 14:1
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2 Samuel 14:1
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Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
14 Joab(A) son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
2 Samuel 14:1
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2 Samuel 14:1
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14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
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2 Samuel 14:1
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2 Samuel 14:1
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Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
14 So Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was concerned (A)about Absalom.
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2 Samuel 14:1
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2 Samuel 14:1
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Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew (A)that the king's heart went out to Absalom.
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2 Samuel 18:14
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2 Samuel 18:14
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14 Joab(A) said, “I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.
2 Samuel 18:14
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2 Samuel 18:14
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14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
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2 Samuel 18:14
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2 Samuel 18:14
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14 Then Joab said, “I cannot linger with you.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree.
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2 Samuel 18:14
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2 Samuel 18:14
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14 Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.
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2 Samuel 20:8
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2 Samuel 20:8
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8 While they were at the great rock in Gibeon,(A) Amasa came to meet them. Joab(B) was wearing his military tunic, and strapped over it at his waist was a belt with a dagger in its sheath. As he stepped forward, it dropped out of its sheath.
2 Samuel 20:8
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2 Samuel 20:8
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8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
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2 Samuel 20:8
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2 Samuel 20:8
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8 When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. Now Joab was dressed in battle armor; on it was a belt with a sword fastened in its sheath at his hips; and as he was going forward, it fell out.
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2 Samuel 20:8
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2 Samuel 20:8
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8 When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened on his thigh, and as he went forward it fell out.
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2 Samuel 24:3
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2 Samuel 24:3
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3 But Joab(A) replied to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times over,(B) and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
2 Samuel 24:3
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2 Samuel 24:3
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3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
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2 Samuel 24:3
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2 Samuel 24:3
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3 And Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God (A)add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this thing?”
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2 Samuel 24:3
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2 Samuel 24:3
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3 But Joab said to the king, (A)“May the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”
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