2 Samuel 2:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

Shall

2 Samuel 2:14

Acts 7:26

Sword

It will be

2 Samuel 2:16

Proverbs 17:14

General references

Judges 9:38

Galatians 5:15

Bible References

Shall

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

And the next day he showed himself unto them as they strove, and would have reconciled them again, saying, Sirs, you are brethren; why do you wrong one to another?

Sword

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shall you say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another: make your battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and so encourage him.

But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

The plunderers have come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be filled full and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts holds a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

And the sword shall rage against his cities, and shall consume his districts, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

It will be

And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

The beginning of strife is like releasing water: therefore leave off contention, before a quarrel starts.

General references

Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now your mouth, with which you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another.