2 Samuel 19:5-7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁵ Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, ‘Today you have shamed all your soldiers – those who saved your life as well as your sons, your wives, and your concubines –  ⁶ by loving your enemies and hating those who love you! Today you have made it clear that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. In fact, today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would be fine with you!^[a]

⁷ ‘Now get up! Go out and encourage^[b] your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight.^(A) This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now! ’