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2 Samuel 2:26

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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?
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  1. Jeremiah 46:14Rank 1 from verse 26
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    14Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.

  2. Acts 7:26Rank 2 from verse 26
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    26And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

  3. Jeremiah 46:10Rank 3 from verse 26
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    10For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

  4. 2 Samuel 11:25Rank 4 from verse 26
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    25Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

  5. 2 Samuel 2:14Rank 5 from verse 26
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    14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

  6. 2 Samuel 2:16Rank 6 from verse 26
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    16And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

  7. Hosea 11:6Rank 7 from verse 26
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    6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

  8. Isaiah 1:20Rank 8 from verse 26
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    20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  9. Jeremiah 12:12Rank 9 from verse 26
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    12The spoilers are 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.

  10. Jeremiah 2:30Rank 10 from verse 26
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    30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

  11. Jeremiah 4:21Rank 11 from verse 26
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    21How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

  12. Job 18:2Rank 12 from verse 26
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    2How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

  13. Job 19:2Rank 13 from verse 26
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    2How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

  14. Proverbs 17:14Rank 14 from verse 26
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    14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

  15. Psalms 4:2Rank 15 from verse 26
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    2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

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2 Samuel 2:26

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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bitterness

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1. Deep grief, anguish, or painful distress. 2. A bitter or harmful disposition, condition, or expression, including resentment or hostility.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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latter

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Coming, occurring, or mentioned after another; the later or last of two.

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end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

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ere

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Before; sooner than; prior to the stated act, event, or time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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bid

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Sense 1: To command, direct, or request. Sense 2: To invite or call. Sense 3: To speak or pronounce a greeting, as in bid farewell or bid God speed.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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2:25¶ And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

2:26Then 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?

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2:27And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

2:28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

2:29And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

2:30And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

2:31But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

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