
2 Samuel
1 And it came to pass after this,H310 that DavidH1732 enquiredH7592 of the LORD,H3068 saying,H559 Shall I go upH5927 into anyH259 of the citiesH5892 of Judah?H3063 And the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto him, Go up.H5927 And DavidH1732 said,H559 Whither shall I go up?H5927 And he said,H559 Unto Hebron.H2275 2 So DavidH1732 went upH5927 thither, and his twoH8147 wivesH802 also, AhinoamH293 the Jezreelitess,H3159 and AbigailH26 Nabal'sH5037 wifeH802 the Carmelite.H3761 3 And his menH582 that were with him did DavidH1732 bring up,H5927 every manH376 with his household:H1004 and they dweltH3427 in the citiesH5892 of Hebron.H2275 4 And the menH582 of JudahH3063 came,H935 and there they anointedH4886 DavidH1732 kingH4428 over the houseH1004 of Judah.H3063 And they toldH5046 David,H1732 saying,H559 That the menH582 of JabeshgileadH1568 wereH3003 they that buriedH6912 Saul.H7586 5 And DavidH1732 sentH7971 messengersH4397 unto the menH582 of JabeshgileadH1568, H3003, and saidH559 unto them, BlessedH1288 be ye of the LORD,H3068 that ye have shewedH6213 this kindnessH2617 unto your lord,H113 even unto Saul,H7586 and have buriedH6912 him. 6 And now the LORDH3068 shewH6213 kindnessH2617 and truthH571 unto you: and I also will requiteH6213 you this kindness,H2896 because ye have doneH6213 this thing.H1697 7 Therefore now let your handsH3027 be strengthened,H2388 and be ye valiantH2428, H1121: for your masterH113 SaulH7586 is dead,H4191 and also the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have anointedH4886 me kingH4428 over them. 8 But AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of Ner,H5369 captainH8269 of Saul'sH7586 host,H6635 tookH3947 IshboshethH378 the sonH1121 of Saul,H7586 and brought him overH5674 to Mahanaim;H4266 9 And made him kingH4427 over Gilead,H1568 and over the Ashurites,H805 and over Jezreel,H3157 and over Ephraim,H669 and over Benjamin,H1144 and over all Israel.H3478 10 IshboshethH378 Saul'sH7586 sonH1121 was fortyH705 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he began to reignH4427 over Israel,H3478 and reignedH4427 twoH8147 years.H8141 But the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 followedH310 David.H1732 11 And the timeH3117 thatH4557 DavidH1732 was kingH4428 in HebronH2275 over the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 was sevenH7651 yearsH8141 and sixH8337 months.H2320 12 And AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of Ner,H5369 and the servantsH5650 of IshboshethH378 the sonH1121 of Saul,H7586 went outH3318 from MahanaimH4266 to Gibeon.H1391 13 And JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of Zeruiah,H6870 and the servantsH5650 of David,H1732 went out,H3318 and metH6298 togetherH3162 by the poolH1295 of Gibeon:H1391 and they sat down,H3427 the one on the one side of the pool,H1295 and the other on the other side of the pool.H1295 14 And AbnerH74 saidH559 to Joab,H3097 Let the young menH5288 now arise,H6965 and playH7832 beforeH6440 us. And JoabH3097 said,H559 Let them arise.H6965 15 Then there aroseH6965 and went overH5674 by numberH4557 twelveH6240 ofH8147 Benjamin,H1144 which pertained to IshboshethH378 the sonH1121 of Saul,H7586 and twelveH6240 ofH8147 the servantsH5650 of David.H1732 16 And they caughtH2388 every oneH376 his fellowH7453 by the head,H7218 and thrust his swordH2719 in his fellow'sH7453 side;H6654 so they fell downH5307 together:H3162 wherefore that placeH4725 was calledH7121 Helkathhazzurim,H2521 which is in Gibeon.H1391 17 And there was a veryH3966 soreH7186 battleH4421 that day;H3117 and AbnerH74 was beaten,H5062 and the menH582 of Israel,H3478 beforeH6440 the servantsH5650 of David.H1732 18 And there were threeH7969 sonsH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 there, Joab,H3097 and Abishai,H52 and Asahel:H6214 and AsahelH6214 was as lightH7031 of footH7272 as aH259 wildH7704 roe.H6643 19 And AsahelH6214 pursuedH7291 afterH310 Abner;H74 and in goingH3212 he turnedH5186 not to the right handH3225 nor to the leftH8040 from followingH310 Abner.H74 20 Then AbnerH74 lookedH6437 behindH310 him, and said,H559 Art thou Asahel?H6214 And he answered,H559 I am. 21 And AbnerH74 saidH559 to him, Turn thee asideH5186 to thy right handH3225 or to thy left,H8040 and lay thee holdH270 on oneH259 of the young men,H5288 and takeH3947 thee his armour.H2488 But AsahelH6214 wouldH14 not turn asideH5493 from followingH310 of him. 22 And AbnerH74 saidH559 againH3254 to Asahel,H6214 Turn thee asideH5493 from followingH310 me: wherefore should I smiteH5221 thee to the ground?H776 how then should I hold upH5375 my faceH6440 to JoabH3097 thy brother?H251 23 Howbeit he refusedH3985 to turn aside:H5493 wherefore AbnerH74 with the hinder endH310 of the spearH2595 smoteH5221 him underH413 the fifthH2570 rib, that the spearH2595 came outH3318 behindH310 him; and he fell downH5307 there, and diedH4191 in the same place:H8478 and it came to pass, that as many as cameH935 to the placeH4725 where AsahelH6214 fell downH5307 and diedH4191 stood still.H5975 24 JoabH3097 also and AbishaiH52 pursuedH7291 afterH310 Abner:H74 and the sunH8121 went downH935 when they were comeH935 to the hillH1389 of Ammah,H522 that lieth beforeH6440 GiahH1520 by the wayH1870 of the wildernessH4057 of Gibeon.H1391 25 And the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 gathered themselves togetherH6908 afterH310 Abner,H74 and became oneH259 troop,H92 and stoodH5975 on the topH7218 of an hill.H1389 26 Then AbnerH74 calledH7121 to Joab,H3097 and said,H559 Shall the swordH2719 devourH398 for ever?H5331 knowestH3045 thou not that it will be bitternessH4751 in the latter end?H314 how long shall it be then, ere thou bidH559 the peopleH5971 returnH7725 from followingH310 their brethren?H251 27 And JoabH3097 said,H559 As GodH430 liveth,H2416 unlessH3884 thou hadst spoken,H1696 surely then in the morningH1242 the peopleH5971 had gone upH5927 every oneH376 from followingH310 his brother.H251 28 So JoabH3097 blewH8628 a trumpet,H7782 and all the peopleH5971 stood still,H5975 and pursuedH7291 afterH310 IsraelH3478 no more, neither foughtH3898 they any more.H3254 29 And AbnerH74 and his menH582 walkedH1980 all that nightH3915 through the plain,H6160 and passed overH5674 Jordan,H3383 and went throughH3212 all Bithron,H1338 and they cameH935 to Mahanaim.H4266 30 And JoabH3097 returnedH7725 from followingH310 Abner:H74 and when he had gatheredH6908 all the peopleH5971 together,H6908 there lackedH6485 of David'sH1732 servantsH5650 nineteenH6240, H8672 menH376 and Asahel.H6214 31 But the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732 had smittenH5221 of Benjamin,H1144 and of Abner'sH74 men,H582 so that threeH7969 hundredH3967 and threescoreH8346 menH376 died.H4191 32 And they took upH5375 Asahel,H6214 and buriedH6912 him in the sepulchreH6913 of his father,H1 which was in Bethlehem.H1035 And JoabH3097 and his menH582 wentH3212 all night,H3915 and they came to HebronH2275 at break of day.H215