II Samuel 2:26
The Scripture
(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?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
David was anointed king over the house of Judah at Hebron, while Abner made Saul's son Ish-bosheth king over Israel, setting the two houses at odds. War broke out between their forces at Gibeon, where Abner killed Asahel, Joab's brother, in the ensuing conflict.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 2:14Acts 7:26II Samuel 11:25Isaiah 1:20Jeremiah 2:30Jeremiah 12:12Jeremiah 46:10Jeremiah 46:14Hosea 11:6II Samuel 2:16Proverbs 17:14Job 18:2
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