2 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?”

"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?" - 2 Samuel 2:26
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The Bitter Fruit of Conflict: Lessons from Abner's Plea

In the convoluted landscape of human relationships and conflict, few narratives strike with the same potency as that found in 2 Samuel 2:26. Here we find Abner, the commander of Saul's army, calling out to Joab, David's general, imploring him with a piercing question: "Shall the…

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A Prayer for Peace and Reconciliation

O Sovereign Lord, Master of heaven and earth, we come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your wisdom and guidance. We bow our heads in reverence as we reflect on the profound words spoken by Abner in the midst of conflict. In 2 Samuel 2:26, he beseeches Joab, saying, "Shall…

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2 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?"
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
2 Samuel 17:26 - "So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead."
2 Samuel 23:26 - "Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,"
2 Samuel 20:26 - "And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
2 Samuel 2:6 - "And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing."
2 Samuel 12:26 - "And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city."
2 Samuel 11:26 - "¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband."
"And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men." - 1 Samuel 2:26
2 Samuel 22:26 - "With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright."
"Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite," - 2 Samuel 23:26
"So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead." - 2 Samuel 17:26
1 Samuel 26:2 - "Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph."
"And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David." - 2 Samuel 20:26
2 Samuel 15:26 - "But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him."
2 Samuel 7:26 - "And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee."
2 Samuel 13:26 - "Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?"
2 Samuel 3:26 - "And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not."
2 Samuel 1:26 - "I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women."
2 Samuel 18:26 - "And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings."
"And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing." - 2 Samuel 2:6
"And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city." - 2 Samuel 12:26
1 Samuel 2:6 - "The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up."
2 Samuel 19:26 - "And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame."
2 Samuel 14:26 - "And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight."
"¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband." - 2 Samuel 11:26
"With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright." - 2 Samuel 22:26
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2 Chronicles 26:2 - "He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers."