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2 Samuel 2:26

Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'and he called outH7121 →
אַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerAbnerH74 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvJoabH3097 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzach¿ to perpetuityH5331 →
תֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalwill it devourH398 →
חֶ֔רֶבChe.rev[the] swordH2719 →
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
יָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahdo you know ?H3045 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
מָרָ֥הma.RahbitterH4751 →
תִהְיֶ֖הtih.Yehit will beH1961 →
בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.Nahat the lastH314 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and untilH5704 →
מָתַי֙ma.Taiwhen?H4970 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תֹאמַ֣רto.Marwill you sayH559 →
לָעָ֔םla.'Amto the peopleH5971 →
לָשׁ֖וּבla.Shuvto turn backH7725 →
מֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.Reifrom afterH310 →
אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.Hembrothers theirH251 →

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Jeremiah 46:14“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’Acts 7:26The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?Jeremiah 12:12Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? SelahHosea 11:6A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.Job 18:2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.Job 19:2“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?2 Samuel 2:16Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.Jeremiah 4:21How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?2 Samuel 2:14Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.Isaiah 1:20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.2 Samuel 11:25Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”Jeremiah 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”2 Samuel 18:7There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.Genesis 34:26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

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Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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