And he brought back Abner to Hebron, and Joab caused him to turn aside from the gate to speak to him, laying wait for him; and he stabbed him there in the loins, and he died for the blood of Asahel the brother of Joab.

Let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all the house of his father; and let there not be wanting of the house of Joab one that has an issue, or a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that wants bread.

Your hands were not bound, and your feet [were] not [put] in fetters; [one] brought [you] not near as Nabal; you have fallen before children of iniquity.

And the morning came, and David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station Uriah in front of the [most] severe [part] of the fight, and retreat from behind him, that he may be wounded and die.

Moreover you know all that Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the forces of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, that he killed them, and shed the blood of war in peace [time], and put innocent blood on his belt that was about his loins, and on his sandal that was on his foot.

Therefore you shall deal [with him] according to your wisdom, and you shall not bring down his grey hairs in peace to the grave.

And Uriah said to David, The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie with my wife? How [should I do this?] As your soul lives, I will not do this thing.

And she said, I pray, my lord, as your soul lives, I am the woman that stood in your presence with you while praying to the Lord.

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And David answered Jonathan, and said, Your father knows surely that I have found grace in your sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent. But as the Lord lives, and your soul lives, as I said, there is but [a step] between me and death.

And now my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, as the Lord has kept you from coming against innocent blood and from executing vengeance for yourself, now therefore let your enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.

And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, please; for God has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said, [As] the Lord lives and your soul lives, I will not leave you; so they came to Bethel.

We will pass through your land. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of your cistern; we will go by the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed your borders.

And you shall take heed to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left,

You shall not turn aside from any of the commandments, which I command you this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods, to serve them.

Be strong, therefore, and very courageous, to observe and do as Moses My servant commanded you; and you shall not turn from there to the right hand or to the left, that you may be wise in whatsoever you may do.

Turn not aside to the right hand, nor to the left, but turn away your foot from an evil way: [ 4:27A] for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked: [ 4:27B] and He will make your ways straight, and will guide your steps in peace.

And you shall go to the king, and speak to him according to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.

And you shall speak to him; and you shall put My words into his mouth, and I will open your mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what you shall do.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict nor to withstand.