2 Samuel 17:9-11
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9 Behold, even now he has hidden himself in one of the pits, or in some other place. And when some of the people fall[a] at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Ab′salom.’ 10 Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men. 11 But my counsel is that all Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beer-sheba, as the sand by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person.
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- 2 Samuel 17:9 Or when he falls upon them
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