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

Abner said to Joab, "Let the soldiers get up and fight before us." Joab said, "So be it!"

The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'

Sword

David said to the messenger, "Tell Joab, 'Don't let this thing upset you. There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. Press the battle against the city and conquer it.' Encourage him with these words."

But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

"It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion."

A destructive army will come marching over the hilltops in the desert. For the Lord will use them as his destructive weapon against everyone from one end of the land to the other. No one will be safe.

But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord God who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

It will be

As they grappled with one another, each one stabbed his opponent with his sword and they fell dead together. So that place is called the Field of Flints; it is in Gibeon.

Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

General references

Zebul said to him, "Where now are your bragging words, 'Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?' Are these not the men you insulted? Go out now and fight them!"

However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.