2 Samuel 2:14

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:17

A very fierce battle followed, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

Proverbs 25:8

Rush not forth soon to quarrel [before magistrates or elsewhere], lest you know not what to do in the end when your neighbor has put you to shame. [Prov. 17:14; Matt. 5:25.]

Proverbs 20:18

Purposes and plans are established by counsel; and [only] with good advice make or carry on war.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.

Proverbs 10:23

It is as sport to a [self-confident] fool to do wickedness, but to have skillful and godly Wisdom is pleasure and relaxation to a man of understanding.

2 Samuel 2:15

Then there arose and went over by number–twelve of Benjamin who were with Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

2 Samuel 2:16

And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his side; so they all fell together. Therefore that place was called the Field of Sharp Knives, which is at Gibeon.

2 Kings 14:8

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face and test each other.