2 Samuel 2:14 “Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete…”

2 Samuel 2:14

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

World English Bible

Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

American Standard Version

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Abner saide to Ioab, Let the yong men nowe arise, and play before vs. And Ioab said, Let them arise.

Darby Translation

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Young's Literal Translation

And Abner saith unto Joab, 'Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;' and Joab saith, 'Let them rise.'

Bible in Basic English

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.

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Cross references

“play before”

2 Samuel 2:17 Proverbs 10:23 Proverbs 17:14 Proverbs 20:18 Proverbs 25:8 2 Samuel 2:26

2 Samuel 2:17 · BSB

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

Proverbs 10:23 · BSB

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

Proverbs 17:14 · BSB

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

Proverbs 20:18 · BSB

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

Proverbs 25:8 · BSB

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

2 Samuel 2:26 · BSB

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?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13So Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.

15So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.

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