2 Samuel 2:27 - English Standard Version 2016

²⁷ And Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have stopped pursuing their brethren in the morning.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.

Common English Bible

²⁷ “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you hadn’t just said that, the soldiers would have continued after their brothers until morning.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And Joab said: "As the Lord lives, if you had spoken in the morning, the people would have withdrawn from pursuing their brothers."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren.

2 Samuel 2:27 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 2:14

And Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”

2 Samuel 2:26

Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?”

2 Samuel 2:28

So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore.

Job 27:2

“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 20:18

Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.

Proverbs 25:8

do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Isaiah 47:7

You said, “I shall be mistress forever,” so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.

1 Samuel 25:26

Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal.