2 Samuel 17:8-11

⁸He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

⁹Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

¹⁰Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.

¹¹Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba— a multitude like the sand on the seashore — be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

— 2 Samuel 17:8-11

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Cross References for 2 Samuel 17:8-11

• Hosea 13:8
• Genesis 22:17
• 1 Samuel 16:18
• Psalm 9:16
• Proverbs 17:12
• Joshua 2:9-11
• Judges 20:1
• Hebrews 11:32-34
• Joshua 11:4
• Daniel 7:5

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