KJV ORIGINAL
Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Joab came to the king and said, 'What have you done? Look, Abner came to you—why did you let him go? Now he's completely gone!'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joab is angrily confronting King David for letting Abner leave safely after their meeting.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the civil war between David's supporters and those loyal to Saul's family. Abner, the powerful commander of Saul's army, had just defected to David's side and made a peace agreement. Joab, David's military commander, was suspicious of Abner's motives and angry that David trusted him.
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