2 Samuel 2:1 And it came to pass after this,310 that David1732 enquired7592 of the LORD,3068 saying,559 Shall I go up5927 into any259 of the cities5892 of Judah?3063 And the LORD3068 said559 unto him, Go up.5927 And David1732 said,559 Whither shall I go up?5927 And he said,559 Unto Hebron.2275 cr 2 So David1732 went up5927 thither, and his two8147 wives802 also, Ahinoam293 the Jezreelitess,3159 and Abigail26 Nabal's5037 wife802 the Carmelite.3761 cr 3 And his men582 that were with him did David1732 bring up,5927 every man376 with his household:1004 and they dwelt3427 in the cities5892 of Hebron.2275 cr

2 Samuel 2:4 And the men582 of Judah3063 came,935 and there they anointed4886 David1732 king4428 over the house1004 of Judah.3063 And they told5046 David,1732 saying,559 That the men582 of Jabeshgilead3003 1568 were they that buried6912 Saul.7586 cr 5 And David1732 sent7971 messengers4397 unto the men582 of Jabeshgilead,3003 1568 and said559 unto them, Blessed1288 be ye of the LORD,3068 that ye have shewed6213 this kindness2617 unto your lord,113 even unto Saul,7586 and have buried6912 him. cr 6 And now the LORD3068 shew6213 kindness2617 and truth571 unto you: and I also will requite6213 you this kindness,2896 because ye have done6213 this thing.1697 cr 7 Therefore now let your hands3027 be strengthened,2388 and be ye valiant:1121 2428{Heb. be ye the sons of valor} for your master113 Saul7586 is dead,4191 and also the house1004 of Judah3063 have anointed4886 me king4428 over them. cr

2 Samuel 2:8 But Abner74 the son1121 of Ner,5369 captain8269 of Saul's7586 host,6635{Heb. the host which was Sauls} took3947 Ishbosheth378 the son1121 of Saul,7586 and brought him over5674 to Mahanaim;4266 cr 9 And made him king4427 over Gilead,1568 and over the Ashurites,805 and over Jezreel,3157 and over Ephraim,669 and over Benjamin,1144 and over all Israel.3478 cr 10 Ishbosheth378 Saul's7586 son1121 was forty705 years8141 old1121 when he began to reign4427 over Israel,3478 and reigned4427 two8147 years.8141 But the house1004 of Judah3063 followed310 David.1732 cr 11 And the time4557 3117{Heb. number of days} that David1732 was king4428 in Hebron2275 over the house1004 of Judah3063 was seven7651 years8141 and six8337 months.2320 cr

2 Samuel 2:12 And Abner74 the son1121 of Ner,5369 and the servants5650 of Ishbosheth378 the son1121 of Saul,7586 went out3318 from Mahanaim4266 to Gibeon.1391 cr 13 And Joab3097 the son1121 of Zeruiah,6870 and the servants5650 of David,1732 went out,3318 and met6298 together3162{Heb. them together} by the pool1295 of Gibeon:1391 and they sat down,3427 the one on the one side of the pool,1295 and the other on the other side of the pool.1295 cr 14 And Abner74 said559 to Joab,3097 Let the young men5288 now arise,6965 and play7832 before6440 us. And Joab3097 said,559 Let them arise.6965 cr 15 Then there arose6965 and went over5674 by number4557 twelve8147 6240 of Benjamin,1144 which pertained to Ishbosheth378 the son1121 of Saul,7586 and twelve8147 6240 of the servants5650 of David.1732 cr 16 And they caught2388 every one376 his fellow7453 by the head,7218 and thrust his sword2719 in his fellow's7453 side;6654 so they fell down5307 together:3162 wherefore that place4725 was called7121 Helkathhazzurim,2521{that is, The field of strong men} which is in Gibeon.1391 cr 17 And there was a very3966 sore7186 battle4421 that day;3117 and Abner74 was beaten,5062 and the men582 of Israel,3478 before6440 the servants5650 of David.1732 cr

2 Samuel 2:18 And there were three7969 sons1121 of Zeruiah6870 there, Joab,3097 and Abishai,52 and Asahel:6214 and Asahel6214 was as light7031 of foot7272{Heb. of his feet} as a259 wild7704 roe.6643{Heb. as one of the Roes that is in the field} cr 19 And Asahel6214 pursued7291 after310 Abner;74 and in going3212 he turned5186 not to the right hand3225 nor to the left8040 from following310 Abner.74{Heb. from after Abner} cr 20 Then Abner74 looked6437 behind310 him, and said,559 Art thou Asahel?6214 And he answered,559 I am. cr 21 And Abner74 said559 to him, Turn thee aside5186 to thy right hand3225 or to thy left,8040 and lay thee hold270 on one259 of the young men,5288 and take3947 thee his armour.2488{Or, spoil} But Asahel6214 would14 not turn aside5493 from following310 of him. cr 22 And Abner74 said559 again3254 to Asahel,6214 Turn thee aside5493 from following310 me: wherefore should I smite5221 thee to the ground?776 how then should I hold up5375 my face6440 to Joab3097 thy brother?251 cr 23 Howbeit he refused3985 to turn aside:5493 wherefore Abner74 with the hinder end310 of the spear2595 smote5221 him under413 the fifth2570 rib, that the spear2595 came out3318 behind310 him; and he fell down5307 there, and died4191 in the same place:8478 and it came to pass, that as many as came935 to the place4725 where Asahel6214 fell down5307 and died4191 stood still.5975 cr 24 Joab3097 also and Abishai52 pursued7291 after310 Abner:74 and the sun8121 went down935 when they were come935 to the hill1389 of Ammah,522 that lieth before6440 Giah1520 by the way1870 of the wilderness4057 of Gibeon.1391 cr

2 Samuel 2:25 And the children1121 of Benjamin1144 gathered themselves together6908 after310 Abner,74 and became one259 troop,92 and stood5975 on the top7218 of an hill.1389 cr 26 Then Abner74 called7121 to Joab,3097 and said,559 Shall the sword2719 devour398 for ever?5331 knowest3045 thou not that it will be bitterness4751 in the latter end?314 how long shall it be then, ere thou bid559 the people5971 return7725 from following310 their brethren?251 cr 27 And Joab3097 said,559 As God430 liveth,2416 unless3884 thou hadst spoken,1696 surely then in the morning1242{Heb. from the morning} the people5971 had gone up5927{Or, gone away} every one376 from following310 his brother.251 cr 28 So Joab3097 blew8628 a trumpet,7782 and all the people5971 stood still,5975 and pursued7291 after310 Israel3478 no more, neither fought3898 they any more.3254 cr 29 And Abner74 and his men582 walked1980 all that night3915 through the plain,6160 and passed over5674 Jordan,3383 and went through3212 all Bithron,1338 and they came935 to Mahanaim.4266 cr 30 And Joab3097 returned7725 from following310 Abner:74 and when he had gathered6908 2794 all the people5971 together,6908 there lacked6485 of David's1732 servants5650 nineteen8672 6240 men376 and Asahel.6214 cr 31 But the servants5650 of David1732 had smitten5221 of Benjamin,1144 and of Abner's74 men,582 so that three7969 hundred3967 and threescore8346 men376 died.4191 cr

2 Samuel 2:32 And they took up5375 Asahel,6214 and buried6912 him in the sepulchre6913 of his father,1 which was in Bethlehem.1035 And Joab3097 and his men582 went3212 all night,3915 and they came to Hebron2275 at break of day.215 cr