2 Samuel 11:25 (KJV)

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Then David said unto the messenger Thus shalt thou say unto Joab Let not this thing displease thee for the sword devoureth one as well as another make thy battle more strong against the city and overthrow it and encourage thou him

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displease thee. Heb. be evil in thine eyes. for the sword. Jos 7:8 Jos 7:9 1Sa 6:9 Ec 9:1-3 Ec 9:11 Ec 9:12

make. 2Sa 12:26

one. Heb. so and such.What abominable hypocrisy was here! He well knew that the death of this noble and gallant man was no chance-medley: he was by his own order thrust on the sword.

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