2 Samuel 2:26
And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? and how long shall it be ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
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2 Samuel 2:14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
2 Samuel 11:25Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another: make thy battle strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage him.
Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.
Jeremiah 2:30In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Jeremiah 12:12Spoilers are come upon all heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from one end of the land even to the [other] end of the land: no flesh hath peace.
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 →