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2 Samuel 10:11

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9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
KJV
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
WEB
He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.
ASV
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
DARBY
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
BLB
And he said, “If Aram is too strong for me, then you will be to me for salvation. But if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will go to give salvation to you.
ÅB
Og han sa: Dersom syrerne blir meg for sterke, skal du komme meg til hjelp, og dersom Ammons barn blir deg for sterke, skal jeg komme og hjelpe deg.
OTB
Og han sa: «Hvis arameerne er for sterke for meg, skal du hjelpe meg; men hvis ammonittene er for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.
B1930
Og han sa: Dersom syrerne blir mig for sterke, skal du komme mig til hjelp, og dersom Ammons barn blir dig for sterke, skal jeg komme og hjelpe dig.

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Cross references

  • Galatians 6:2

    Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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  • Philippians 1:27–28

    Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

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  • 1 Chronicles 19:9–12

    And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

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  • Romans 15:1

    We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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  • Nehemiah 4:20

    In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

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  • Luke 22:32

    But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

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