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2 Samuel 2:31

Listen to 2 Samuel 2:31
31 David's men had cut down three hundred and sixty of Abner's men, all Benjaminites - all dead.

2 Samuel 2:31 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:31

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and Abner's
men
Of those of the tribe of Benjamin that joined him, and of those that he brought with him from Mahanaim; so many of them were smitten, as appeared by their bodies lying on the field of battle,

[so that] three hundred and threescore men died;
the number of the slain on each side was very unequal.

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2 Samuel 2:31 In-Context

29 Abner and his soldiers marched all that night up the Arabah Valley. They crossed the Jordan and, after a long morning's march, arrived at Mahanaim.
30 After Joab returned from chasing Abner, he took a head count of the army. Nineteen of David's men (besides Asahel) were missing.
31 David's men had cut down three hundred and sixty of Abner's men, all Benjaminites - all dead.
32 They brought Asahel and buried him in the family tomb in Bethlehem. Joab and his men then marched all night, arriving in Hebron as the dawn broke.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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