Verse 14

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

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 2:17 : 17 And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.
• 2 Sam 2:26-27 : 26 Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen? 27 And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.
• Prov 10:23 : 23 It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
• Prov 20:18 : 18 Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.
• Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
• Prov 26:18-19 : 18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death, 19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?