NKJV 27 And Joab said, "As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren." NIV 27 Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”
NIV 27 Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”