2 Samuel 2:14 Cross References - BSB

¹⁴ Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.

¹⁷ The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

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.”

²³ The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

¹⁴ To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

¹⁸ Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

⁸ do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

¹⁸ Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows, ¹⁹ so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”