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.
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And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? …
And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-32)Here, I. Abner, being conquered, meanly begs for a cessation of arms. He rallied the remains of his forces on the top of a hill (2 Sam. 2:25), as if he would have made head again, but becomes a humble supplicant to Joab for a little breathing-time, 2 Sam. 2:26. He that was most forward to fight was the first that had enough of it. He that made a jest of bloodshed ( Let the young men arise and play…
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