2 Samuel 2

1 ♥ 📝 A nd it came to pass after this,^H310 that David^H1732 inquired^H7592 of Jehovah,^H3068 saying,^H559 Shall I go up^H5927 into any^H259 of the cities^H5892 of Judah?^H3063 And Jehovah^H3068 said^H559 unto him, Go up.^H5927 And David^H1732 said,^H559 Whither shall I go up?^H5927 And he said,^H559 Unto Hebron.^H2275

2 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 went up^H5927 thither, and his two^H8147 wives^H802 also, Ahinoam^H293 the Jezreelitess,^H3159 and Abigail^H26 the wife^H802 of Nabal^H5037 the Carmelite.^H3761

3 ♥ 📝 And his men^H582 that were with him did David^H1732 bring up,^H5927 every man^H376 with his household:^H1004 and they dwelt^H3427 in the cities^H5892 of Hebron.^H2275

4 ♥ 📝 And the men^H582 of Judah^H3063 came,^H935 and there they anointed^H4886 David^H1732 king^H4428 over the house^H1004 of Judah.^H3063 And they told^H5046 David,^H1732 saying,^H559 The men^H582 of Jabesh-gilead^H3003 were they that buried^H6912 Saul.^H7586

5 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto the men^H582 of Jabesh-gilead,^H3003 and said^H559 unto them, Blessed^H1288 be ye of Jehovah,^H3068 that ye have showed^H6213 this kindness^H2617 unto your lord,^H113 even unto Saul,^H7586 and have buried^H6912 him.

6 ♥ 📝 And now Jehovah^H3068 show^H6213 lovingkindness^H2617 and truth^H571 unto you: and I also will requite^H6213 you this kindness,^H2896 because ye have done^H6213 this thing.^H1697

7 ♥ 📝 Now therefore let your hands^H3027 be strong,^H2388 and be ye valiant;^H1121 for Saul^H7586 your lord^H113 is dead,^H4191 and also the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 have anointed^H4886 me king^H4428 over them.

8 ♥ 📝 Now Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner,^H5369 captain^H8269 of Saul's^H7586 host,^H6635 had taken^H3947 Ish-bosheth^H378 the son^H1121 of Saul,^H7586 and brought him over^H5674 to Mahanaim;^H4266

9 ♥ 📝 and he made him king^H4427 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 ♥ 📝 Ish-bosheth,^H378 Saul's^H7586 son,^H1121 was forty^H705 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^H4427 over Israel,^H3478 and he reigned^H4427 two^H8147 years.^H8141 But the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 followed^H310 David.^H1732

11 ♥ 📝 And the time^H4557 that David^H1732 was king^H4428 in Hebron^H2275 over the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 was seven^H7651 years^H8141 and six^H8337 months.^H2320

12 ♥ 📝 And Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner,^H5369 and the servants^H5650 of Ish-bosheth^H378 the son^H1121 of Saul,^H7586 went out^H3318 from Mahanaim^H4266 to Gibeon.^H1391

13 ♥ 📝 And Joab^H3097 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah,^H6870 and the servants^H5650 of David,^H1732 went out,^H3318 and met^H6298 them^H3162 by the pool^H1295 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 Abner^H74 said^H559 to Joab,^H3097 Let the young men,^H5288 I pray thee, arise^H6965 and play^H7832 before^H6440 us. And Joab^H3097 said,^H559 Let them arise.^H6965

15 ♥ 📝 Then they arose^H6965 and went over^H5674 by number:^H4557 twelve^H8147 for Benjamin,^H1144 and for Ish-bosheth^H378 the son^H1121 of Saul,^H7586 and twelve^H8147 of the servants^H5650 of David.^H1732

16 ♥ 📝 And they caught^H2388 every one^H376 his fellow^H7453 by the head,^H7218 and [thrust] his sword^H2719 in his fellow's^H7453 side;^H6654 so they fell down^H5307 together:^H3162 wherefore that place^H4725 was called^H7121 Helkath-hazzurim,^H2521 which is in Gibeon.^H1391

17 ♥ 📝 And the battle^H4421 was very^H3966 sore^H7186 that day:^H3117 and Abner^H74 was beaten,^H5062 and the men^H582 of Israel,^H3478 before^H6440 the servants^H5650 of David.^H1732

18 ♥ 📝 And the three^H7969 sons^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870 were there, Joab,^H3097 and Abishai,^H52 and Asahel:^H6214 and Asahel^H6214 was as light^H7031 of foot^H7272 as a^H259 wild^H7704 roe.^H6643

19 ♥ 📝 And Asahel^H6214 pursued^H7291 after^H310 Abner;^H74 and in going^H3212 he turned^H5186 not to the right hand^H3225 nor to the left^H8040 from following^H310 Abner.^H74

20 ♥ 📝 Then Abner^H74 looked^H6437 behind^H310 him, and said,^H559 Is it thou, Asahel?^H6214 And he answered,^H559 It is I.

21 ♥ 📝 And Abner^H74 said^H559 to him, Turn thee aside^H5186 to thy right hand^H3225 or to thy left,^H8040 and lay thee hold^H270 on one^H259 of the young men,^H5288 and take^H3947 thee his armor.^H2488 But Asahel^H6214 would^H14 not turn aside^H5493 from following^H310 him.

22 ♥ 📝 And Abner^H74 said^H559 again^H3254 to Asahel,^H6214 Turn thee aside^H5493 from following^H310 me: wherefore should I smite^H5221 thee to the ground?^H776 how then should I hold up^H5375 my face^H6440 to Joab^H3097 thy brother?^H251

23 ♥ 📝 Howbeit he refused^H3985 to turn aside:^H5493 wherefore Abner^H74 with the hinder end^H310 of the spear^H2595 smote^H5221 him in^H413 the body,^H2570 so that the spear^H2595 came out^H3318 behind^H310 him; and he fell down^H5307 there, and died^H4191 in the same place:^H8478 and it came to pass, that as many as came^H935 to the place^H4725 where Asahel^H6214 fell down^H5307 and died^H4191 stood still.^H5975

24 ♥ 📝 But Joab^H3097 and Abishai^H52 pursued^H7291 after^H310 Abner:^H74 and the sun^H8121 went down^H935 when they were come^H935 to the hill^H1389 of Ammah,^H522 that lieth before^H6440 Giah^H1520 by the way^H1870 of the wilderness^H4057 of Gibeon.^H1391

25 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Benjamin^H1144 gathered themselves together^H6908 after^H310 Abner,^H74 and became one^H259 band,^H92 and stood^H5975 on the top^H7218 of a hill.^H1389

26 ♥ 📝 Then Abner^H74 called^H7121 to Joab,^H3097 and said,^H559 Shall the sword^H2719 devour^H398 for ever?^H5331 knowest^H3045 thou not that it will be bitterness^H4751 in the latter end?^H314 how long shall it be then, ere thou bid^H559 the people^H5971 return^H7725 from following^H310 their brethren?^H251

27 ♥ 📝 And Joab^H3097 said,^H559 As God^H430 liveth,^H2416 if thou hadst not^H3884 spoken,^H1696 surely then in the morning^H1242 the people^H5971 had gone away,^H5927 nor followed^H310 every one^H376 his brother.^H251

28 ♥ 📝 So Joab^H3097 blew^H8628 the trumpet;^H7782 and all the people^H5971 stood still,^H5975 and pursued^H7291 after^H310 Israel^H3478 no more, neither fought^H3898 they any more.^H3254

29 ♥ 📝 And Abner^H74 and his men^H582 went^H1980 all that night^H3915 through the Arabah;^H6160 and they passed over^H5674 the Jordan,^H3383 and went through^H5674 all Bithron,^H1338 and came^H935 to Mahanaim.^H4266

30 ♥ 📝 And Joab^H3097 returned^H7725 from following^H310 Abner:^H74 and when he had gathered^H6908 all the people^H5971 together,^H6908 there lacked^H6485 of David's^H1732 servants^H5650 nineteen^H8672 men^H376 and Asahel.^H6214

31 ♥ 📝 But the servants^H5650 of David^H1732 had smitten^H5221 of Benjamin,^H1144 and of Abner's^H74 men,^H582 so that three^H7969 hundred^H3967 and threescore^H8346 men^H376 died.^H4191

32 ♥ 📝 And they took up^H5375 Asahel,^H6214 and buried^H6912 him in the sepulchre^H6913 of his father,^H1 which was in Beth-lehem.^H1035 And Joab^H3097 and his men^H582 went^H3212 all night,^H3915 and the day^H215 brake upon them at Hebron.^H2275