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Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Don`t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you bid the people return from following their brothers?"
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A Self-Serving Plea for Peace
Commentators observe the hypocrisy in Abner's plea. Having instigated the conflict by encouraging a fight he called "play," he now sues for peace only after his army is defeated. Scholars note how easily people appeal to reason and peace when it serves their own interests, showing how the outcome of events can dramatically change one's perspective.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Abner called to Joab. —It may be that Abner was already considering the expediency of transferring his allegiance to the house of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Abner called to Joab For having now a troop of men with him, he could stop with the greater safety; and being o…
Presbyterian
Abner appeals to Joab concerning the miserable consequences of a civil war. Those who make light of such unnatural contests will find that they are…
