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2 Samuel 3:28-30
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 Samuel 3:28-30
GOD’S WORD Translation
28 Later when David heard about it, he said, “As far as the Lord is concerned, my kingdom and I are forever innocent of spilling the blood of Ner’s son Abner. 29 May the blame fall on the head of Joab and all of his family. May there always be members of Joab’s family who have oozing sores and skin diseases, who can only work a spindle,[a] who die in battle, and who never have any food.” 30 (Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
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- 3:29 Spinning yarn and thread was normally done only by women and therefore was something only the weakest of men would do.
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