Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Second
Samuel: Chapter 2
1. AND it came to pass after
this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of
the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And
David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
2. So David went up thither, and his two wives also, A-hin-o-am the
Jez-reel-i-tess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
3. And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his
household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
4. 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-gil-e-ad, were they that buried Saul.
5. And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gil-e-ad, 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.
6. And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will
requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
7. 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.
8. But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosh-eth
the son of Saul, and brought him over to Ma-ha-na-im;
9. And made him king over Gil-e-ad, and over the Ash-u-rites, and over
Jezreel, and over E-phra-im, and over Benjamin, and over all
Israel,
10. Ish-bosh-eth 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.
11. And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah
was seven years and six months.
12. And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosh-eth the son
of Saul, went out from Ma-ha-na-im to Gibeon.
13. And Joab the son of Zer-u-i-ah, 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.
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before
us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15. Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which
pertained to Ish-bosh-eth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of
David.
16. 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 Hel-kath-haz-zu-rim, which is in Gibeon.
17. And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and
the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
18. And there were three sons of Zer-u-i-ah there, Joab, and Ab-i-shai,
and As-a-hel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
19. And As-a-hel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the
right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20. Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou As-a-hel? And
he answered, I am.
21. 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 As-a-hel would not turn aside from following him.
22. And Abner said again to As-a-hel, 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?
23. 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 As-a-hel fell down
and died stood still.
24. Joab also and Ab-i-shai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down
when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Gi-ah by the
way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25. And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after
Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
26. 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?
27. 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.
28. So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued
after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
29. And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and
passed over Jordan, and went through all Bith-ron, and they came to
Ma-ha-na-im.
30. And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all
the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and
As-a-hel.
31. But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's
men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
32. And they took up As-a-hel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his
father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all
night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
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