2 Samuel 2:27

And Joab said: “As the Lord lives, if you had spoken in the morning, the people would have withdrawn from pursuing their brothers.”

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In The King James Version

And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

In Context

26And Abner cried out to Joab, and he said: “Will your sword rage unto utter destruction? Are you ignorant that it is perilous to act in desperation? How long will you not tell the people to cease from the pursuit of their brothers?”

28Therefore, Joab sounded the trumpet, and the entire army stood still, and they did not pursue after Israel any more, and they did not engage in conflict.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:14And Abner said to Joab, “Let the youths rise up and play before us.” And Joab answered, “Let them rise up.”

Proverbs 15:1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.

Proverbs 20:18Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.

Isaiah 47:7And you have said: “I will be a noblewoman forever.” You have not set these things upon your heart, and you have not remembered your end.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:26-32

25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. 28 So Joab blew a… Read the whole commentary →

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