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2 Samuel 2:21

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Work: 2 Samuel

Passage referenceHS-BIB-2SA-002-021
Permanent passage identifierhsu_cc7dec05-bb51-4aed-a896-33cfbb2f0cb9

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KJV with Apocrypha

And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
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