2 Samuel 13:26

WEB

²⁶Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

KJV

²⁶Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

BSB

²⁶“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.

FBV

²⁶“Well then, at least let my brother Amnon join us,” Absalom responded. “Why do you want him to go?” the king asked.

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Extra References

2 Samuel 20:9

⁹Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

Psalms 55:21

²¹His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

2 Samuel 3:27

²⁷When Abner had 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.

¹³When David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. At evening, he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but didn’t go down to his house. ¹⁴In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. ¹⁵He wrote in the letter, saying, “Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck and die.”