2 Samuel 2:27

Then said Joab—As God liveth, surely, if thou hadst not spoken, then in the morning, the people would of themselves have gone up, every man from pursuing his brother.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

26then Abner cried aloud unto Joab, and said—To the uttermost, must the sword devour? Dost thou not well know that, bitter, shall it be, in the latter end? How long, then, wilt thou not bid the people turn back from pursuing their own brethren?

28So Joab blew with the horn, and all the people stood still, and they neither pursued Israel further,—nor fought any more.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:14Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said—Let them arise.

Proverbs 15:1A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.

Proverbs 20:18Plans—by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.

Isaiah 47:7And thou saidst, Unto times age-abiding, shall I be Mistress,—Insomuch that thou laidst not these things to thy heart, Didst not keep in mind the issue thereof,

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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