the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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2 Samuel 2:14
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Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”
Aviner said to Yo'av, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Yo'av said, Let them arise.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men come up and fight in our presence." And Joab said, "Let them come up."
And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and compete before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men have a contest here." Joab said, "Yes, let them have a contest."
Abner said to Joab, "Let the soldiers get up and fight before us." Joab said, "So be it!"
Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now stand and have a contest before us." And Joab said, "Let them stand."
Then Abner said to Joab, "Now have the young men arise and hold a martial skills match in our presence." And Joab said, "Have them arise!"
Then Abner saide to Ioab, Let the yong men nowe arise, and play before vs. And Ioab said, Let them arise.
Then Abner said to Joab, "Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
Abner yelled to Joab, "Let's have some of our best soldiers get up and fight each other!" Joab agreed,
Avner said to Yo'av, "If it's all right with you, let's have the young men get up and fight it out between themselves, while we watch." Yo'av said, "Yes, let them."
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men from each side fight an armed contest." "All right," Joab answered.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men rise up now and play before us. And Joab said, Let them rise.
And Abner sayde vnto Ioab: Let the yonge me get them vp, and playe before vs. Ioab sayde: Let them aryse.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.
And Abner sayde to Ioab: Let the young men nowe aryse, and play before vs. And Ioab sayde: Let them aryse.
And Abner said to Joab: 'Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us.' And Joab said: 'Let them arise.'
And Abner said to Ioab, Let the yong men now arise, and play before vs: and Ioab saide, Let them arise.
And Abenner said to Joab, Let now the young men arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Then Abner said to Joab, "Let us have the young men get up and compete before us." "Let them get up," Joab replied.
And Abner seide to Joab, `The children rise, and plei befor us. And Joab answeride, Rise thei.
And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;' and Joab saith, `Let them rise.'
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray you, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Abner said to Joab, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Joab said, Let them arise.
Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
Then Abner suggested to Joab, "Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us." "All right," Joab agreed.
Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men get up and have a test of strength in front of us." And Joab said, "Let them get up."
Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men come forward and have a contest before us." Joab said, "Let them come forward."
Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said - Let them arise.
And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.
And Abner said to Jo'ab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Jo'ab said, "Let them arise."
Abner challenged Joab, "Put up your best fighters. Let's see them do their stuff." Joab said, "Good! Let them go at it!"
Then Abner said to Joab, "Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
play before: 2 Samuel 2:17, 2 Samuel 2:26, 2 Samuel 2:27, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 25:8, Proverbs 26:18, Proverbs 26:19
Reciprocal: Judges 9:29 - Increase thine army 1 Samuel 14:12 - Come up to us 2 Kings 14:8 - Come 2 Chronicles 25:17 - let us see
Cross-References
Nimrod also went into Assyria. In Assyria, Nimrod built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and
Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
So on that day the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. He said, "I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
His descendants settled throughout the desert area from Havilah to Shur. This area begins near Egypt and goes toward Assyria. Ishmael's people were often at war with the other descendants of Abraham.
Go to the hill country where the Amorites live and to all the neighboring areas in the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western slopes, the Negev, and the seacoast. Go throughout the land of Canaan and Lebanon as far as the great river, the Euphrates.
All the land you walk on will be yours. Your land will go from the desert in the south all the way to Lebanon in the north. It will go from the Euphrates River in the east all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.
On the 24th day of the first month of the year, I was standing beside the great Tigris River.
It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Free the four angels who are tied at the great river Euphrates."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Abner said to Joab,.... Perceiving he made no motion towards an engagement with him, his orders from David being only to act on the defensive, and avoid as much as possible the effusion of blood:
let the young men now arise, and play before us; with their swords after the manner of gladiators or duellers; that it might appear who were best skilled in the use of the sword, and who were the bravest, stoutest, and most courageous; and this he proposed in a way of bravado, and in order to bring on a battle, or to decide the quarrel between them; and this bloody barbarous exercise Abner calls play, as if it was a diversion and pastime to see men wounding and killing one another:
and Joab said, let them arise; he accepted the challenge, not caring to be hectored and bullied by Abner.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Play - (Compare Judges 16:25; 1 Samuel 18:7). Here, the word is applied to the serious game of war, to be played by twelve combatants on each side, with the two armies for spectators.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 2:14. Let the young men - play before us. — This was diabolical play, where each man thrust his sword into the body of the other, so that the twenty-four (twelve on each side) fell down dead together! But this was the signal for that sanguinary skirmish which immediately took place.