Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 2:22 AND ABNER SAID AGAIN TO ASAHEL TURN THEE ASIDE FROM FOLLOWING ME WHEREFORE SHOULD I SMITE THEE TO THE GROUND HOW THEN SHOULD I HOLD UP MY FACE TO JOAB THY BROTHER

{2 Samuel 2:22} And Abner 74 said 559 z8800 again 3254 z8686 to x413 Asahel, 6214 Turn thee aside 5493 z8798 from following 310 x4480 me: wherefore x4100 should I smite 5221 z8686 thee to the ground? 776 how x349 then should I hold up 5375 z8799 my face 6440 to x413 Joab 3097 thy brother? 251

wherefore:
"Thou hast indeed² ° smittenª °¹ Edom,ª and thine heartª hath lifted thee up:ª ° gloryª ° [of this], and tarryª ° at home:ª for why¹ shouldest thou meddleª ° to [thy] hurt,ª that thou shouldest fall,ª ° [even] thou,¹ and Judahª with¹ thee? ... And Judahª was put to the worseª ° beforeª Israel;ª and they fledª ° every manª to their tents.ª" {2Kg 14:10-12} + "He,ª that being often reprovedª hardenethª ° [his] neck,ª shall suddenlyª be destroyed,ª ° and that without¹ remedy.ª" {Prv 29:1} + "That¹ which hath been¹ ¹ is namedª ª ° already,ª and it is knownª ° that¹ it¹ [is] man:ª neither¹ mayª ° he contendª ° with¹ him that is mightierª ¹ than¹ he." {Ecc 6:10}

how then:
"And when Abnerª was returnedª ° to Hebron,ª Joabª took him asideª ° inª ª the gateª to speakª ° with¹ him quietly,ª and smoteª ° him there¹ under the fifthª [rib], that he died,ª ° for the bloodª of Asahelª his brother.ª" {2Sm 3:27}