2 Samuel 2:26

Free Bible Version

Abner shouted to Joab: “Do we have to keep killing each other forever? Don't you realize that if we go on it'll only get worse? How long are you going to wait before you order your men to stop chasing their brothers?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:25

Then David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab this: ‘Don't be upset about this, for the sword destroys people at random. Press on with your attack against the town and conquer it.’ Encourage him by telling him this.”

2 Samuel 2:14

Abner said to Joab, “Let's have some of the men fight in hand-to-hand combat before us.” “Fine,” Joab agreed.

2 Samuel 2:16

Each man grabbed his opponent's head and drove his sword into his opponent's side so that they all fell down dead together. That's why this place in Gibeon is called the Field of Sword-edges.

2 Samuel 2:25

Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin rallied to him there, forming a tight group around him standing at the top of the hill.

2 Samuel 2:27

“As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued chasing their brothers until the morning.”

Job 18:2

“How long will you go on talking, hunting for the right words to say? Talk sense if you want us to reply!

Job 19:2

“How long will you go on tormenting me? How long will you go on crushing me with words?

Psalm 4:2

How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you love what is worthless and tell lies? Selah.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of a quarrel is like the first leak in a water dam, so drop it before a major argument bursts out.

Isaiah 1:20

But if you are defiant, and if you are rebellious, you'll be killed by the sword. This is what the Lord has declared!

Jeremiah 12:12

The destructive armies have crossed all the bare desert hills for the Lord's sword destroys from one end of the country to the other. No one has any peace.

Jeremiah 2:30

It was pointless of me to punish your children because they refused to accept any discipline. You used your own swords to kill your prophets, destroying them like a ferocious lion.

Jeremiah 4:21

How long do I have to see the flags of war and hear the trumpets of battle?”

Jeremiah 46:10

But this is the day of the Lord God Almighty, a day of retribution when he takes vengeance on his enemies. The sword will destroy until it is satisfied, until it's had enough of their blood. The Lord God Almighty is having a sacrifice in the north country beside the Euphrates.

Jeremiah 46:14

Shout a warning in Egypt! Tell everyone in Migdol, and in Memphis and Tahpanhes: Get ready to defend yourselves, because war is destroying everything around you.

Hosea 11:6

War will sweep through their cities, putting an end to their boasting and destroying their plans.

Acts 7:26

The next day when he arrived, two Israelites were fighting one another. He tried to reconcile them and stop the fight. ‘Men! You are brothers!’ he told them. ‘Why are you attacking each other?’