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2 Samuel 2:26

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?”

2 Samuel 2:26 BSB

2 Samuel 2:26 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Jeremiah 46:14 (5 votes) and Jeremiah 46:10 (3 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 34 to Galatians 5.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 2:26 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Jeremiah 46:145 votes

    “Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’

  2. Jeremiah 46:103 votes

    For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

  3. Acts 7:263 votes

    The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

  4. 2 Samuel 2:142 votes

    Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.

  5. 2 Samuel 2:162 votes

    Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.

  6. 2 Samuel 11:252 votes

    Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”

  7. Job 18:22 votes

    “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

  8. Job 19:22 votes

    “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?

  9. Psalm 4:22 votes

    How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

  10. Proverbs 17:142 votes

    To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

  11. Isaiah 1:202 votes
  12. Jeremiah 2:302 votes
  13. Jeremiah 4:212 votes
  14. Jeremiah 12:122 votes
  15. Hosea 11:62 votes

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 2:26?

The 10 strongest of 13.