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23 But he refused to turn away, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of the spear, and the spear went out of his back. He fell there and he died on the spot.[a] Then[b] all who came to the place where Asahel fell and died just stood there.

24 So Joab and Abishai pursued[c] Abner when[d] the sun went down. And they came to the hill country of Ammah, which is before Giah[e] on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. 25 The descendants[f] of Benjamin rallied after Abner, and they became as one fighting group and stood on the top of a certain hill.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:23 Literally “in his place”
  2. 2 Samuel 2:23 Literally “And it happened”
  3. 2 Samuel 2:24 Hebrew “pursued after”
  4. 2 Samuel 2:24 Literally “and”
  5. 2 Samuel 2:24 Literally “lies on the face of Giah”
  6. 2 Samuel 2:25 Or “sons”