Then Abner called to Joab, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?" 27 And Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning." 28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore. 29 And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, and marching the whole morning, they came to Mahanaim. 30 Joab returned from the pursuit of Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men besides Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had struck down of Benjamin 360 of Abner's men. 32 And they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Joab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.

2 Samuel 3:1
1 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.

**2 Samuel 3:1 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)**

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Abner Defects to David

<1> There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker. ```

Daniel 1
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. 3 Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, 4 youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king's palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. 5 The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. 6 Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. 7 And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego. 8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. 9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs, 10

and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head with the king." 11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 "Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king's food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see." 14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's food. 16 So the steward took away their food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables. 17 As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 18 At the end of the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19

And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king. 20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom. 21 And Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.

Same as yesterday if anyone wants to go over this with me I will be in voice reading over this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fGxOCJCRpA

@Conman @GandalfTheGreen

@RidleyChozo I actually do lol

Nice bible study topic Brian..💯

i love the Book of Daniel

Solid Book

Lots of Good info, I hope someone reads through it. I put up a new study daily for folks

great i would love to collaborate with you on it.. anytime ... i love bible study ive taught it for many years myself

i guess we finally got our point across.. that IS a good thng for the room Amen

https://youtu.be/uYhbv3cxgzQ

EEenie Meannie .. Chili Beannie.. the Spirits are about to speak! <:trolled:555217274907262976>

Let God be true and every man a liar

Oh hey thats cool

Thats pretty dumb and not even close at being considered proof

<@481927573425750018> dont be condescending

Imagine going into religious discussion and immediately bad mouthing God?

What is even the reason?

Also that stone is good proof

You atheist lot will find any reason to try to deny the existence of God, you literally just don't want him to exist

>>ban <@481927573425750018> unsolicited server invites. Insulting butt hurt troll

<:vSuccess:390202497827864597> Successfully banned <@481927573425750018>

Is there a non mod role that can talk to ice box that isn't muted?

if we are to be Christians, we must believe what Jesus himself believed. Also we should try to teach what Jesus taught. Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God, this isn't about dying and going to play a harp on pink clouds, this is about LIFE. Resurrection. the dead have no knowledge, the righteous wait for resurrection.

the Kingdom of God comes HERE to earth

@Derek Nelson Are you married, Derek?

thats a great meme.. i do as many of those to my wife as i can.. she likes them BETTER than the actual words.. it shows "thoughtfulness and caring" nice derek.. 💯

@Larken I’m not. Though I’m hopeful it won’t always be that way.

I see. Well, I hope you find a good partner that actually cares for you. These days is hard for men to find good women. Our culture and media have been influenced by some-some people, and many young modern women took the bait.

I have never seen such a low appreciation for men than in these years (comparing with other historical studies). It's quite sad.

have you been on a date with "Miss Lovely" yet derek? ii think she is very nice from what i see

It seems that wanting to have a wife and have some children with her and teach your children good biblical stuff is becoming a Utopia as days go on. I'd never thought it would come down to be that way.

yes its a much harder plateau to reach for some reason

im very blessed to still be married to the same woman since 1991..