2 Samuel 2:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
2 Samuel 2:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 2:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 2:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?””
2 Samuel 2:26 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 2:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
2 Samuel 2:26 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 2:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Abner calleth unto Joab, and saith, `For ever doth the sword consume? hast thou not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? and till when dost thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?'”
2 Samuel 2:26 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 2:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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? ”
2 Samuel 2:26 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 2:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abner called to Ioab, and said, Shall the sworde deuoure for euer? knowest thou not, that it will be bitternesse in the latter ende? howe long then shall it be, or thou bid the people returne from following their brethren?”
2 Samuel 2:26 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 2:26 in Context — 2 Samuel 2
24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
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 trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
What Does 2 Samuel 2:26 Mean?
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