2 Samuel 2:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁴ Then Abner said to Joab, ‘Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.’ ‘Let them get up,’ Joab replied.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and have a contest before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young men fight in a contest before us.” “All right,” Joab said, “let’s do it.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And Abner said to Joab, "Let the youths rise up and play before us." And Joab answered, "Let them rise up."

2 Samuel 2:14 Cross References

2 Samuel 2:15

So they got up and were counted #– #twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from David’s soldiers.

2 Samuel 2:16

Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side so that they all died together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is named Field of Blades.

2 Samuel 2:17

The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.

2 Kings 14:8

Amaziah then sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, and challenged him: ‘Come, let’s meet face to face.’

Proverbs 10:23

As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool, so wisdom is for a person of understanding.

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 20:18

Finalise plans with counsel, and wage war with sound guidance.

Proverbs 25:8

Don’t take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponent  humiliates you?