II Samuel 2:26
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 2:26 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Abner rief Joab zu und sprach: Soll das Schwert immerfort fressen? Weißt du nicht, daß zuletzt Erbitterung sein wird? Und wie lange willst du nicht dem Volke sagen, von der Verfolgung ihrer Brüder umzukehren?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Abner dió voces á Joab, diciendo: ¿Consumirá la espada perpetuamente? ¿no sabes tú que al cabo se sigue amargura? ¿hasta cuándo no has de decir al pueblo que se vuelvan de seguir á sus hermanos?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Abner deu vozes a Joabe, dizendo: Consumirá a espada perpetuamente? Não sabes tu que ao fim se segue amargura? Até quando não dirás ao povo que deixem de perseguir a seus irmãos?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, Abner chamou Joabe e disse: "Será que a espada deve devorar para sempre? Tu não sabes que isto será amargo no final? Quanto tempo isto levará até que tu digas para teus homens pararem de perseguir seus irmãos?".
📖 II Samuel 2:26 in Context
24Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
26Then 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?
27And 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.
28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
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