2 Samuel 2:27

And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

King James Version

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Other Translations for 2 Samuel 2:27

BSB

"As surely as God lives," Joab replied, "if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning."

AKJV

And Joab said, As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

CPDV

And Joab said: "As the Lord lives, if you had spoken in the morning, the people would have withdrawn from pursuing their brothers."

ERV

And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.

NHEB

Joab said, "As the LORD lives, if you had not spoken, surely the people would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."

SMT

And Joab will say, God lives if thou spakest not, for then from the morning the people went up, each from after his brother.

Word Study (Strong’s) for 2 Samuel 2:27

AndJoabH3097Proper Name Masculine saidH559VerbAsGodH430Noun Masculine livethH2416 unlessH3884PrepositionConjunctionthouhadstspokenH1696VerbsurelytheninthemorningH1242Noun MasculinethepeopleH5971Noun MasculinehadgoneupH5927VerbeveryoneH376Noun MasculinefromfollowingH310Adverb PrepositionConjunctionhisbrotherH251Noun Masculine

Commentary for 2 Samuel 2:27

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of 2 Samuel 2:27

Summary

Commander accepts ceasefire terms via messenger

Place

Hill of Ammah

Event

Joab agrees to truce

Estimated Time Period

c. 1010 BC