2 Samuel 2:26

New Living Translation

Abner shouted down to Joab, “Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:25

“Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged,” David said. “The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!”

2 Samuel 2:14

Then Abner suggested to Joab, “Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.” “All right,” Joab agreed.

2 Samuel 2:16

Each one grabbed his opponent by the hair and thrust his sword into the other’s side so that all of them died. So this place at Gibeon has been known ever since as the Field of Swords.

2 Samuel 2:25

Abner’s troops from the tribe of Benjamin regrouped there at the top of the hill to take a stand.

2 Samuel 2:27

Then Joab said, “God only knows what would have happened if you hadn’t spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary.”

Job 18:2

“How long before you stop talking? Speak sense if you want us to answer!

Job 19:2

“How long will you torture me? How long will you try to crush me with your words?

Psalm 4:2

How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? Interlude

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.

Isaiah 1:20

But if you turn away and refuse to listen, you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Jeremiah 12:12

On all the bare hilltops, destroying armies can be seen. The sword of the Lord devours people from one end of the nation to the other. No one will escape!

Jeremiah 2:30

“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.

Jeremiah 4:21

How long must I see the battle flags and hear the trumpets of war?

Jeremiah 46:10

For this is the day of the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, a day of vengeance on his enemies. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, yes, until it is drunk with your blood! The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

Jeremiah 46:14

“Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you.

Hosea 11:6

War will swirl through their cities; their enemies will crash through their gates. They will destroy them, trapping them in their own evil plans.

Acts 7:26

“The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. ‘Men,’ he said, ‘you are brothers. Why are you fighting each other?’