²⁴ So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner^[a] has come to you. Why would you send him away? Now he’s gone on his way!^[b]

²⁵ You know Abner the son of Ner. Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return^[a] and to discover everything that you are doing!”