And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
2 Samuel 2:27 - American Standard Version (1901) 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. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have stopped pursuing their brethren in the morning. Common English Bible “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Public Domain Version And Joab said: "As the Lord lives, if you had spoken in the morning, the people would have withdrawn from pursuing their brothers."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 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. English Standard Version 2016 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.” |
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
And thou saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.
Now therefore, my lord, as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.