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And the men of Judah came,
and there they
anointed David king over the house of Judah.
And they told David, saying, That the men of
Jabesh-
gilead were they that buried Saul.
Then the men of Judah came to
Hebron,
and there they
anointed David king over the house of Judah.
And they told David, “It was the men of
Jabesh-
gilead who buried Saul.”
And David sent messengers unto the men of
Jabesh-
gilead,
and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul,
and have buried him.
So David sent messengers to the men of
Jabesh-
gilead to tell them, “The LORD
bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
And now the LORD
shew kindness
and truth unto you:
and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.
Therefore now let your hands be strengthened,
and be ye
valiant: for your master Saul is dead,
and also the house of Judah have
anointed me king over them.
Now then, be strong
and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has
anointed me as their king.”
But
Abner the son of
Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul,
and brought him over to
Mahanaim;
Meanwhile,
Abner son of
Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son
Ish-bosheth, moved him to
Mahanaim,
And made him king over
Gilead,
and over the Ashurites,
and over
Jezreel,
and over Ephraim,
and over Benjamin,
and over all Israel.
and made him king over
Gilead, Asher,
Jezreel, Ephraim,
and Benjamin—over all Israel.
Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel,
and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
Saul’s son
Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel,
and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
And the time that David was king in
Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years
and six months.
And the length of time that David was king in
Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years
and six months.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah,
and the servants of David, went out,
and met together by the
pool of
Gibeon:
and they sat down, the one on the one side of the
pool,
and the other on the other side of the
pool.
So
Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out
and met them by the
pool of
Gibeon.
And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the
pool.
And Abner said to
Joab, Let the young men now arise,
and play before us.
And Joab said, Let them arise.
Then
Abner said to
Joab, “Let us have the young men get up
and compete before us.” “Let them get up,”
Joab replied.
Then there arose
and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which
pertained to
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul,
and twelve of the servants of David.
So they got up
and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin
and Ish-bosheth son of Saul,
and twelve for David.
And they caught every one his fellow by the head,
and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in
Gibeon.
Then each man
grabbed his
opponent by the head
and thrust his sword into his
opponent’s side,
and they all fell together. So this place, which is in
Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
And there was a very
sore battle that day;
and Abner was beaten,
and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
The battle that day was intense,
and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
And Asahel pursued after
Abner;
and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following
Abner.
and he
chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
Then
Abner looked behind him,
and said, Art thou
Asahel?
And he answered, I am.
And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left,
and lay thee hold on one of the young men,
and take thee his armour. But
Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
And Abner said again to
Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I
smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to
Joab thy brother?
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore
Abner with the hinder end of the
spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the
spear came out behind him;
and he fell down there,
and died in the same place:
and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where
Asahel fell down
and died stood still.
But
Asahel refused to turn away; so
Abner thrust the
butt of his
spear into his stomach,
and it came out his back,
and he fell dead on the spot.
And every man
paused when he came to the place where
Asahel had fallen
and died.
Joab also
and Abishai pursued after
Abner:
and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of
Gibeon.
But
Joab and Abishai pursued
Abner. By
sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of
Gibeon.
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after
Abner,
and became one
troop,
and stood on the top of an hill.
The Benjamites
rallied to
Abner, formed a single unit,
and took their stand
atop a hill.
Then
Abner called to
Joab,
and said, Shall the sword
devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then,
ere thou
bid the people return from following their brethren?
Then
Abner called out to
Joab: “Must the sword
devour forever? Do you not
realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
“As surely as God lives,”
Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
So
Joab blew a
trumpet,
and all the people stood still,
and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So
Joab blew the ram’s horn,
and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain,
and passed over Jordan,
and went through all Bithron,
and they came to
Mahanaim.
And all that night
Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning,
and arrived at
Mahanaim.
And Joab returned from following
Abner:
and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants
nineteen men
and Asahel.
When
Joab returned from pursuing
Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to
Asahel,
nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
But the servants of David had
smitten of Benjamin,
and of
Abner’s men, so that three hundred
and threescore men died.
but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with
Abner.
And they took up
Asahel,
and buried him in the
sepulchre of his father, which was in
Bethlehem.
And Joab and his men went all night,
and they came to
Hebron at break of day.
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Now the war between the house of Saul
and the house of David was
protracted.
And David grew stronger
and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker
and weaker.
And unto David were sons born in
Hebron:
and his
firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
And his second, Chileab, of
Abigail the wife of Nabal the
Carmelite;
and the third,
Absalom the son of
Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
his second was Chileab, by
Abigail the widow of Nabal of
Carmel; his third was
Absalom, the son of
Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in
Hebron.
and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in
Hebron.
And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul
and the house of David, that
Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
During the war between the house of Saul
and the house of David,
Abner had continued to
strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
And Saul had a
concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah:
and Ish-bosheth said to
Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s
concubine?
Meanwhile, Saul had a
concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So
Ish-bosheth questioned
Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s
concubine?”
Then was
Abner very
wroth for the words of
Ish-bosheth,
and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do
shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren,
and to his friends,
and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
Abner was
furious over
Ish-bosheth’s
accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been
loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers,
and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you
accuse me of
wrongdoing with this woman!
So do God to
Abner,
and more also, except, as the LORD hath
sworn to David, even so I do to him;
May God
punish Abner,
and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has
sworn to him:
To
translate the kingdom from the house of Saul,
and to set up the throne of David over Israel
and over Judah, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba.
to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul
and to establish the throne of David over Israel
and Judah, from
Dan to
Beersheba.”
And he could not answer
Abner a word again, because he feared him.
And for fear of
Abner,
Ish-bosheth did not
dare to say another word to him.
And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me,
and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
Then
Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me,
and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”
And David sent messengers to
Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I
espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
Then David sent messengers to say to
Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I
betrothed to myself for a hundred
Philistine foreskins.”
And Ish-bosheth sent,
and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
So
Ish-bosheth sent
and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.
And her husband went with her along
weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said
Abner unto him, Go, return.
And he returned.
Her husband followed her,
weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then
Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
Now
Abner conferred with the elders of Israel
and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”
And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin:
and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in
Hebron all that seemed good to Israel,
and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
Abner also spoke to the Benjamites
and went to
Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel
and to the whole house of Benjamin.
So
Abner came to David to
Hebron,
and twenty men with him.
And David made
Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
When
Abner and twenty of his men came to David at
Hebron, David held a feast for them.
And Abner said unto David, I will arise
and go,
and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee,
and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth.
And David sent
Abner away;
and he went in peace.
Then
Abner said to David, “Let me go at once,
and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you,
and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed
Abner,
and he went in peace.
And, Behold, the servants of David
and Joab came from pursuing a
troop,
and brought in a great
spoil with them: but
Abner was not with David in
Hebron; for he had sent him away,
and he was gone in peace.
Just then David’s soldiers
and Joab returned from a
raid, bringing with them a great
plunder. But
Abner was not with David in
Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.
When
Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told
Joab, saying,
Abner the son of
Ner came to the king,
and he hath sent him away,
and he is gone in peace.
When
Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “
Abner son of
Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
Then
Joab came to the king,
and said, What hast thou done? behold,
Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away,
and he is quite gone?
So
Joab went to the king
and said, “What have you done? Look,
Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!
Thou knowest
Abner the son of
Ner, that he came to
deceive thee,
and to know thy going out
and thy coming in,
and to know all that thou doest.
And when
Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after
Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
As soon as
Joab had left David, he sent messengers after
Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David was unaware of it.
And when
Abner was returned to
Hebron,
Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly,
and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of
Asahel his brother.
And afterward when David heard it, he said, I
and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of
Abner the son of
Ner:
Afterward, David heard about this
and said, “I
and my kingdom are
forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of
Abner son of
Ner.
Let it rest on the head of
Joab,
and on all his father’s house;
and let there not fail from the house of
Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a
leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
May it
whirl over the heads of
Joab and the entire house of his father,
and may the house of
Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
And David said to
Joab,
and to all the people that were with him,
Rend your clothes,
and gird you with
sackcloth,
and mourn before
Abner.
And king David himself followed the
bier.
Then David ordered
Joab and all the people with him, “
Tear your clothes, put on
sackcloth,
and mourn before
Abner.”
And King David himself walked behind the funeral
bier.
And they buried
Abner in
Hebron:
and the king lifted up his voice,
and wept at the grave of
Abner;
and all the people
wept.
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into
fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou.
And all the people
wept again over him.
Your hands were not bound, your feet were not
fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.”
And all the people
wept over him even more.
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David
sware, saying, So do God to me,
and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
Then all the people came
and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God
punish me,
and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
And all the people took notice of it,
and it pleased them: as
whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
For all the people
and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to
slay Abner the son of
Ner.
So on that day all the troops
and all Israel were
convinced that the king had no part in the murder of
Abner son of
Ner.
And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not
realize that a great prince has fallen
today in Israel?
And I am this day weak, though
anointed king;
and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the
doer of evil according to his wickedness.
And I am weak this day, though
anointed as king,
and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the
evildoer according to his evil!”
And when Saul’s son heard that
Abner was dead in
Hebron, his hands were feeble,
and all the Israelites were troubled.
Now when
Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that
Abner had died in
Hebron, he lost courage,
and all Israel was dismayed.
And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah,
and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of
Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of
raiding parties. One was named Baanah
and the other Rechab; they were sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was
lame of his feet. He was five years old when the
tidings came of Saul
and Jonathan out of
Jezreel,
and his
nurse took him up,
and fled:
and it came to pass, as she made
haste to
flee, that he fell,
and became
lame.
And his name was Mephibosheth.
And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was
lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul
and Jonathan came from
Jezreel. His
nurse picked him up
and fled, but as she was
hurrying to escape, he fell
and became
lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
And the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab
and Baanah, went,
and came about the heat of the day to the house of
Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at
noon.
Now Rechab
and Baanah, the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, set out
and arrived at the house of
Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his
midday nap.
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have
fetched wheat;
and they
smote him under the fifth rib:
and Rechab
and Baanah his brother escaped.
They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat,
and they
stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab
and his brother Baanah
slipped away.
For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his
bedchamber,
and they
smote him,
and slew him,
and beheaded him,
and took his head,
and gat them away through the plain all night.
They had entered the house while
Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed,
and having
stabbed and killed him, they
beheaded him, took his head,
and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
And they brought the head of
Ish-bosheth unto David to
Hebron,
and said to the king, Behold the head of
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life;
and the LORD hath
avenged my lord the king this day of Saul,
and of his seed.
They brought the head of
Ish-bosheth to David at
Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of
Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life.
Today the LORD has granted
vengeance to my lord the king against Saul
and his offspring.”
And David answered Rechab
and Baanah his brother, the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite,
and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all
adversity,
But David answered Rechab
and his brother Baanah, the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good
tidings, I took hold of him,
and slew him in
Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his
tidings:
when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’
and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him
and put him to death at
Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
And David commanded his young men,
and they
slew them,
and cut off their hands
and their feet,
and hanged them up over the
pool in
Hebron. But they took the head of
Ish-bosheth,
and buried it in the
sepulchre of
Abner in
Hebron.
So David commanded his young men,
and they killed Rechab
and Baanah. They cut off their hands
and feet
and hung their bodies by the
pool in
Hebron, but they took the head of
Ish-bosheth
and buried it in
Abner’s tomb in
Hebron.
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto
Hebron,
and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone
and thy flesh.
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at
Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh
and blood.
Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou
wast he that leddest out
and broughtest in Israel:
and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel,
and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out
and brought them back.
And to you the LORD said, ‘You will
shepherd My people Israel,
and you will be ruler over them.’”
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to
Hebron;
and king David made a league with them in
Hebron before the LORD:
and they
anointed David king over Israel.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at
Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD.
And they
anointed him king over Israel.
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
In
Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years
and six months:
and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty
and three years over all Israel
and Judah.
In
Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years
and six months,
and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel
and Judah.
And the king
and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind
and the
lame, thou shalt not come in
hither: thinking, David cannot come in
hither.
Now the king
and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind
and lame can
repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”
And David said on that day,
Whosoever getteth up to the
gutter,
and smiteth the Jebusites,
and the
lame and the blind, that are
hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief
and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind
and the
lame shall not come into the house.
On that day he said, “
Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the
lame and blind who are
despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind
and the
lame will never enter the palace.”
So David dwelt in the fort,
and called it the city of David.
And David built round about from
Millo and inward.
So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David,
and cedar trees,
and carpenters,
and masons:
and they built David an house.
Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with
cedar logs, carpenters,
and stonemasons,
and they built a palace for David.
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel,
and that he had
exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel
and had
exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
And David took him more concubines
and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from
Hebron:
and there were yet sons
and daughters born to David.
After he had arrived from
Hebron, David took more concubines
and wives from Jerusalem,
and more sons
and daughters were born to him.
And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah,
and Shobab,
and Nathan,
and Solomon,
These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab,
Nathan, Solomon,
Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
But when the Philistines heard that they had
anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David;
and David heard of it,
and went down to the hold.
When the Philistines heard that David had been
anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this
and went down to the
stronghold.
The Philistines also came
and spread themselves in the valley of
Rephaim.
Now the Philistines had come
and spread out in the Valley of
Rephaim.
And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines?
wilt thou deliver them into mine hand?
And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
And David came to
Baal-perazim,
and David
smote them there,
and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place
Baal-perazim.
So David went to
Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines
and said, “Like a
bursting flood, the LORD has
burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place
Baal-perazim.
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.
