KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 3
23 When Joab and all the host that [was] with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why [is] it [that] thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
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.
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.
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.
28 And afterward when David heard [it], he said, I and my kingdom [are] guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
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וַיֵּצֵ֤אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיוֹאָב֙H3097 · yo.avJoabמֵעִ֣םH5973 · imwithדָּוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departמַלְאָכִים֙H4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterאַבְנֵ֔רH74 · av.nerAbnerוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּH7725 · shuvto return: returnאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]מִבּ֣וֹרH953 · borpitהַסִּרָ֑הH5626 · si.rahSirahוְדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיָדָֽע׃H3045 · ya.dato know
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