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Parallel Strong'sHolman Christian Standard BibleThen  Abner  called out  to  Joab: “ Must the sword  devour  forever  ?  Don’t  you realize  this will only end  in bitterness? How long   before you tell  the  troops  to  stop   pursuing  their  brothers ? ” 
 New American Standard BibleThen Abner called to Joab and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?"
 
 King James BibleThen Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
 Parallel VersesInternational Standard Version Then Abner called out to Joab, "Must the battle sword keep on devouring forever? Don't you realize that the end result is bitterness? How long will it take for you to order your army to stop pursuing their own relatives?" 
 American Standard Version
 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 
 Young's Literal Translation
  and Abner calleth unto Joab, and saith, 'For ever doth the sword consume? hast thou not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? and till when dost thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?' Links2 Samuel 2:26  • 2 Samuel 2:26 NIV  • 2 Samuel 2:26 NLT  • 2 Samuel 2:26 ESV  • 2 Samuel 2:26 NASB  • 2 Samuel 2:26 KJV  • 2 Samuel 2:26 Commentaries   • 2 Samuel 2:26 Bible Apps  • 2 Samuel 2:26 Biblia Paralela  • 2 Samuel 2:26 Chinese Bible  • 2 Samuel 2:26 French Bible  • 2 Samuel 2:26 German Bible 
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