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2 Samuel 2:25-27
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 2:25-27
1599 Geneva Bible
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and were on an heap, and stood on the top of an hill.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the [a]sword devour forever? knowest thou not, that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long then shall it be, or thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
27 And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not [b]spoken, surely even in the morning the people had departed every one back from his brother.
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- 2 Samuel 2:26 Shall we not make an end of murdering?
- 2 Samuel 2:27 If thou hadst not provoked them to battle, as verse 14.
2 Samuel 2:25-27
New International Version
2 Samuel 2:25-27
New International Version
25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.
26 Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour(A) forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”
27 Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”
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