Verse 22

And Abner{H74} said{H559}{(H8800)} again{H3254}{(H8686)} to Asahel{H6214}, Turn thee aside{H5493}{(H8798)} from following{H310} me: wherefore should I smite{H5221}{(H8686)} thee to the ground{H776}? how then should I hold up{H5375}{(H8799)} my face{H6440} to Joab{H3097} thy brother{H251}?

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 3:27 : 27 And when Abner{H74} was returned{H7725}{(H8799)} to Hebron{H2275}, Joab{H3097} took him aside{H5186}{(H8686)} in{H413}{H8432} the gate{H8179} to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} with him quietly{H7987}, and smote{H5221}{(H8686)} him there under the fifth{H2570} rib, that he died{H4191}{(H8799)}, for the blood{H1818} of Asahel{H6214} his brother{H251}.
• 2 Kgs 14:10-12 : 10 Thou hast indeed{H5221}{(H8687)} smitten{H5221}{(H8689)} Edom{H123}, and thine heart{H3820} hath lifted thee up{H5375}{(H8804)}: glory{H3513}{(H8734)} of this, and tarry{H3427}{(H8798)} at home{H1004}: for why shouldest thou meddle{H1624}{(H8691)} to thy hurt{H7451}, that thou shouldest fall{H5307}{(H8804)}, even thou, and Judah{H3063} with thee? 11 But Amaziah{H558} would not hear{H8085}{(H8804)}. Therefore Jehoash{H3060} king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} went up{H5927}{(H8799)}; and he and Amaziah{H558} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} looked{H7200}{(H8691)} one another in the face{H6440} at Bethshemesh{H1053}, which belongeth to Judah{H3063}. 12 And Judah{H3063} was put to the worse{H5062}{(H8735)} before{H6440} Israel{H3478}; and they fled{H5127}{(H8799)} every man{H376} to their tents{H168}.
• Prov 29:1 : 1 He{H376}, that being often reproved{H8433} hardeneth{H7185}{(H8688)} his neck{H6203}, shall suddenly{H6621} be destroyed{H7665}{(H8735)}, and that without remedy{H4832}.
• Eccl 6:10 : 10 That which hath been is named{H7121}{(H8738)}{H8034} already{H3528}, and it is known{H3045}{(H8737)} that it is man{H120}: neither may{H3201}{(H8799)} he contend{H1777}{(H8800)} with him that is mightier{H8623} than he.