2 Samuel 2:27

Legacy Standard Bible

And Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have only gone away in the morning, each from following his brother.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:14

Then Abner said to Joab, “Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”

2 Samuel 2:26

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?”

2 Samuel 2:28

So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.

Job 27:2

“As God lives, who has removed my justice, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 20:18

Thoughts are established by counsel, So make war by guidance.

Proverbs 25:8

¶Do not go out hastily to plead your case; Lest, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?

Isaiah 47:7

“Yet you said, ‘I will be a queen forever.’ These things you did not put on your heart Nor remember the outcome of them.

1 Samuel 25:26

“So now, my lord, as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, since Yahweh has restrained you from shedding blood, and from saving yourself by your own hand, so now, let your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be as Nabal.