KJV King James Version
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
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2 Samuel 2:24
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
WEB World English Bible
But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
ASV American Standard Version
But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun hath gone in, and they have come in unto the height of Ammah, which is on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 2
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth [rib], that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, [that] as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
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.
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וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּH7291 · ra.daphto pursueיוֹאָ֥בH3097 · yo.avJoabוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יH52 · a.vi.shayAbishaiאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterאַבְנֵ֑רH74 · av.nerAbnerוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁH8121 · she.meshsunבָּ֔אָהH935 · boto come (in): comeוְהֵ֗מָּהH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)בָּ֚אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeעַד־H5704 · adtillגִּבְעַ֣תH1389 · giv.ahGibeath-(elohim)אַמָּ֔הH522 · am.mahAmmahאֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhichעַל־H5921 · aluponפְּנֵי־H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeגִ֔יחַH1520 · gi.achGiahדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductמִדְבַּ֥רH4057 · mid.barmouthגִּבְעֽוֹן׃H1391 · giv.onGibeon
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