◄ 2 Samuel 2:26 ►
Then Abner called out to Joab: "Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?"
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Shall

2 Samuel 2:14
Then Abner said to Joab, "Let us have the young men get up and compete before us." "Let them get up, " Joab replied.

Acts 7:26
The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating one another?'

sword

2 Samuel 11:25
Then David told the messenger, "Say this to Joab: 'Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.' Encourage him with these words."

Isaiah 1:20
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Jeremiah 2:30
"I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.

Jeremiah 12:12
Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh shall have peace.

Jeremiah 46:10, 14
That day belongs to the Lord, the GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance to avenge Himself against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the GOD of Hosts, in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. . . .

Hosea 11:6
A sword will whirl through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.

it will be

2 Samuel 2:16
Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent's side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called the Field of Swords.

Proverbs 17:14
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

how long

Job 18:2
"How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

Job 19:2
"How long will you torment me and crush me with words?

Psalm 4:2
How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

Jeremiah 4:21
How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Abner called out to Joab: "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?""

International Standard Version
Then Abner called out to Joab, "Must the battle sword keep on devouring forever? Don't you realize that the end result is bitterness? How long will it take for you to order your army to stop pursuing their own relatives?"

NET Bible
Then Abner called out to Joab, "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?"
Links
2 Samuel 2:26 NIV
2 Samuel 2:26 NLT
2 Samuel 2:26 ESV
2 Samuel 2:26 NASB
2 Samuel 2:26 KJV

2 Samuel 2:26 Bible Apps
2 Samuel 2:26 Parallel
2 Samuel 2:26 Biblia Paralela
2 Samuel 2:26 Chinese Bible
2 Samuel 2:26 French Bible
2 Samuel 2:26 German Bible

2 Samuel 2:26 Commentaries

Bible Hub
2 Samuel 2:25
Top of Page
Top of Page