2 Samuel 2:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 2:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 2:26 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 2:26 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2:26 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 2:26
“And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:26: then, abner, joab
“And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:26: abner, joab, ere
“Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. retired: Heb. were scattered”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:26: then, joab, ever
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:26: then, ever, ere
“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. Laish: also called, Leshem magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraints”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:26: then, called, how
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