2 Samuel 2:26

New International Version

Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:25

David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.’ Say this to encourage Joab.”

2 Samuel 2:14

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.” “All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

2 Samuel 2:16

Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.

2 Samuel 2:25

Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.

2 Samuel 2:27

Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”

Job 18:2

“When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.

Job 19:2

“How long will you torment me and crush me with words?

Psalm 4:2

How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Isaiah 1:20

but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Jeremiah 12:12

Over all the barren heights in the desert destroyers will swarm, for the sword of the Lord will devour from one end of the land to the other; no one will be safe.

Jeremiah 2:30

“In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravenous lion.

Jeremiah 4:21

How long must I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Jeremiah 46:10

But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty— a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

Jeremiah 46:14

“Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and get ready, for the sword devours those around you.’

Hosea 11:6

A sword will flash in their cities; it will devour their false prophets and put an end to their plans.

Acts 7:26

The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?’