2 Samuel 2:25
23 But Asahel refused to turn away; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
26 Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
27 “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
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
- The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
- KJV
- And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
- WEB
- The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
- ASV
- And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
- DARBY
- And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.
- BLB
- And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner, and they became one unit and took their stand on top of a certain hill.
- ÅB
- Men Benjamins barn samlet seg i én flokk om Abner og stilte seg på toppen av en haug.
- OTB
- Og Benjamins sønner samlet seg bak Abner og ble en gruppe, og de sto på toppen av en høyde.
- B1930
- Men Benjamins barn samlet sig i én flokk om Abner og stilte sig på toppen av en haug.