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268. Recess in Gateway

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible

By: James M. Freeman

2 Samuel 3:27

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2 Samuel 3:27²⁷And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. (2 Samuel 3:27). Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly.

The expression “ in the gate,” is literally in the midst of the gate, and probably refers to some dark corner in the vaulted gateway where two persons might retire and converse unseen. To some such recess Joab invited Abner, avowedly for conversation, but really to kill him.

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• 244. Watching the Grain

• 245. Sign of Marriage — The Goel

• 246. The Veil

• 247. The Sign of the Shoe

• 248. The Seat of Judgment

• 249. The Horn

• 250. Talismanic Images

• 251. Helmets Cuirasses

• 252. Greaves Javelin

• 253. Spear Large Shield.

• 254. Cheese Pledge

• 255. The Sword

• 256. Staff - Scrip - Sling

• 257. Princely Robes

• 258. Joy in Victory - Shalishim

• 259. Responsive Singing

• 260. Fleeing From the Dart

• 261. Use of the Term, "Naked"

• 262. Relatives Cursed

• 263. Valuables Wrapped in Clothes

• 264. The Speaker Mentioned First

• 265. Houses of the Dead

• 266. Chieftain's Spear Cruse

• 267. Armlets

• 268. Recess in Gateway

• 269. Beds for Biers