2 Samuel 3:26
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
2 Samuel 3:26 in other translations
| BSB | As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David was unaware of it. |
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| WEB | When Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David didn’t know it. |
| ASV | And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not. |
| YLT | And Joab goeth out from David, and sendeth messengers after Abner, and they bring him back from the well of Sirah, and David knew not. |
| DARBY | And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it. |
| BBE | And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-spring of Sirah, and made him come back with them: but David had no knowledge of it. |
| Webster | And when Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not. |
What does 2 Samuel 3:26 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:24-27
24-27. Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done?--Joab's knowledge of Abner's wily character might have led him to doubt the sincerity of that person's proposals and to disapprove the policy of relying on his fidelity. But undoubtedly there were other reasons of a private and personal nature which made Joab displeased and alarmed by the reception given to Abner. The military talents of that general, his…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:22-39
Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be…
2 Samuel 3:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 3:26
- Proverbs 27:4-6
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
- Proverbs 26:23-26
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
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Pr 26:23-26; 27:4-6
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Context
- 2 Samuel 3:25
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
- 2 Samuel 3:26
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
- 2 Samuel 3:27
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
2 Samuel 3:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y saliéndose Joab de con David, envió mensajeros tras Abner, los cuales le volvieron desde el pozo de Sira, sin saberlo David. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Joab sortit d’auprès de David, et envoya après Abner des messagers qui le firent rebrousser depuis la citerne de Sira; et David ne le savait pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Joab ging von David hinaus und sandte Boten hinter Abner her; und sie holten ihn zurück von der Cisterne Sira; David aber wußte es nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Egressus itaque Joab a David, misit nuntios post Abner, et reduxit eum a cisterna Sira, ignorante David. |