2 Samuel 2:30

And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that nineteen of David's men, in addition to Asahel, were not with them.

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In The King James Version

And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

In Context

29And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim.

31But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:26-32

25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. 28 So Joab blew a… Read the whole commentary →

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