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2 Samuel 2:24-32
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24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was going down they came to the hill of Ammah, which lies before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.(A) 25 The Benjaminites rallied around Abner and formed a single band; they took their stand on the top of a hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab, “Is the sword to keep devouring forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you order your people to turn from the pursuit of their kinsmen?” 27 Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, the people would have continued to pursue their kinsmen, not stopping until morning.”(B) 28 Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or engaged in battle any further.

29 Abner and his men traveled all that night through the Arabah; they crossed the Jordan, and, marching the whole forenoon,[a] they came to Mahanaim.(C) 30 Joab returned from the pursuit of Abner, and when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David’s servants nineteen men besides Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had killed of Benjamin three hundred sixty of Abner’s men. 32 They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. Joab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.

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  1. 2.29 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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2 Samuel 2:24-32
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24 So Joab and Abishai pursued[a] Abner when[b] the sun went down. And they came to the hill country of Ammah, which is before Giah[c] on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. 25 The descendants[d] of Benjamin rallied after Abner, and they became as one fighting group and stood on the top of a certain hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Will the sword devour forever? Do you not know that there will be bitterness in the end? How long[e] will you not tell the people to turn away from pursuing[f] their brothers?” 27 Joab said, “As God lives,[g] for if you had not spoken, the people would surely have gone up in the morning, each one of them from following after[h] his brother.” 28 Then Joab blew on the trumpet and all the people stopped, and they no longer pursued after Israel, and they did not fight with them again.

29 Then Abner and his men went through the Arabah all that night, and they crossed over the Jordan. They went all the forenoon and came to Mahanaim. 30 After Joab returned from pursuing[i] Abner, he gathered all the people; nineteen of the servants of David were missing along with Asahel. 31 The servants of David had killed some of the Benjaminites among the men of Abner; three hundred and sixty men had died. 32 Then they picked up Asahel and buried him in the grave of his father, which was at Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all that night arriving in Hebron at first light.[j]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:24 Hebrew “pursued after”
  2. 2 Samuel 2:24 Literally “and”
  3. 2 Samuel 2:24 Literally “lies on the face of Giah”
  4. 2 Samuel 2:25 Or “sons”
  5. 2 Samuel 2:26 Literally “And up to when”
  6. 2 Samuel 2:26 Literally “from after”
  7. 2 Samuel 2:27 Literally “The life of God”
  8. 2 Samuel 2:27 Literally “from after”
  9. 2 Samuel 2:30 Hebrew “after”
  10. 2 Samuel 2:32 Literally “it became light for them in Hebron”
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