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2 Kings 3:23

And Joab and all the army that was with him, came afterwards: and it was told Joab, that Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine): Et Joab, et omnis exercitus qui erat cum eo, postea venerunt : nuntiatum est itaque Joab a narrantibus : Venit Abner filius Ner ad regem, et dimisit eum, et abiit in pace.
Septuagint (Swete): καὶ Ἰωὰβ καὶ πᾶσα ἡ στρατεία αὐτοῦ ἤχθησαν, καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Ἰωὰβ λέγοντες Ἥκει Ἀβεννὴρ υἱὸς Νὴρ πρὸς Δαυείδ, καὶ ἀπέσταλκεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
Hebrew (WLC): וְיוֹאָ֛ב וְכָל הַצָּבָ֥א אֲשֶׁר אִתּ֖וֹ בָּ֑אוּ וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ לְיוֹאָב֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּֽא אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן נֵר֙ אֶל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם

The Fathers on this verse

St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Matthew XII. 33

But who avenged himself justly, yet kindled innumerable ills, and pierced himself through with many calamities and sorrows? The captain of David’s host. For he both stirred up a grievous war, and suffered unnumbered evils; not one whereof would have happened, had he but known how to command himself.