You know Abner the son of Ner. He came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.”
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You know Abner the son of Ner. He came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.”
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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.
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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.'
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 3:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 27:17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of Yahweh may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”
- Deuteronomy 28:6 You shall be blessed when you come in, and you shall be blessed when you go out.
- Isaiah 37:28 But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me.
- Genesis 42:9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
- Genesis 42:12 He said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!”
- Genesis 42:16 Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.”
- 1 Samuel 29:4-6 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For with what should this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Should it not be with the heads of these men? Isn’t this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?’ ” Then Achish called David, and said to him, “As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords don’t favor you.
- 2 Samuel 3:27 When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
- 2 Samuel 10:3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”
- 2 Kings 18:32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and of honey, that you may live, and not die. Don’t listen to Hezekiah, when he persuades you, saying, “Yahweh will deliver us.”
- Psalms 121:8 Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
- John 7:12 There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”
- John 7:47 The Pharisees therefore answered them, “You aren’t also led astray, are you?
- Romans 2:1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 3:25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner,…
2Sa 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.
Ver. 25. That he came to deceive thee.] As a spy and a traitor; so he interpreteth Abner’s league, according to his own exulcerate spirit, full of ambition and revenge.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To search out thy counsels and secret designs, and…
To search out thy counsels and secret designs, and to make use of them against thee.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner,.... Thou canst…
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner,.... Thou canst not be ignorant what a cunning deceitful man he is, nor of his designs; or dost thou not know? art thou ignorant? so read the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, with an interrogation:
that he came to deceive thee: with false hopes, or to lead into wrong measures with an intention to involve and ruin him:
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and to know thy going out, and coming in; the affairs of his court, the secrets of his government, to observe his conduct and behaviour, and all his actions, and improve them against him:
and to know all that thou doest; he suggests that he came not as a friend, but as a spy, and therefore ought to have been taken up, and detained, and not dismissed. This Joab said to set David against him, fearing, if he should be received into favour, he would be a rival of his; and besides his breast was full of revenge against him for the death of his brother.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Dost. This explains going out, &c. (Haydock) --- Joab…
Dost. This explains going out, &c. (Haydock) --- Joab pretends to be wholly solicitous for the king’s welfare. But he was afraid lest Abner should take his place, and he also desired to revenge Asael’s death. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. He came to deceive thee — Joab could…
25. He came to deceive thee — Joab could not believe that the mighty captain of Saul’s hosts meant thus easily to yield before David. He suspected treachery. David seems not to have answered a word.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. thy going out and thy coming in] All…
25. thy going out and thy coming in] All thy movements and undertakings. Cp. Deu_28:6; Psa_121:8; Isa_37:28.
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