2 Samuel 3:11

Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner because he was afraid of him.

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Summary

And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

Because

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Because

2 Samuel 3:39
As for me, even though I am the anointed king, I have little power today. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

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Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials will be wicked.

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