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1
Then it came
about afterwards
that David
inquired
of the LORD,
saying,
"Shall I go
up to one
of the cities
of Judah?"
And the LORD
said
to him, "Go
up." So David
said
,
"Where
shall I go
up?" And He
said
,
"To Hebron."
2
So David
went
up there,
and his two
wives
also,
Ahinoam
the Jezreelitess
and Abigail
the widow
of Nabal
the Carmelite.
3
And David
brought
up his men
who
were with him, each
with his household;
and they lived
in the cities
of Hebron.
4
Then the men
of Judah
came
and there
anointed
David
king
over
the house
of Judah
.
And they told
David
,
saying,
"It was the men
of Jabesh-gilead
who
buried
Saul."
5
David
sent
messengers
to the men
of Jabesh-gilead,
and said
to them, "May you be blessed
of the LORD
because
you have shown
this
kindness
to Saul
your lord,
and have buried
him.
6
"Now
may the LORD
show
lovingkindness
and truth
to you; and I also
will
show
this
goodness
to you, because
you have done
this
thing.
7
"Now
therefore, let your hands
be strong
and be valiant;
for Saul
your lord
is dead,
and also
the house
of Judah
has anointed
me king
over
them."
8
But Abner
the son
of Ner,
commander
of Saul
's
army,
had taken
Ish-bosheth
the son
of Saul
and brought him over
to Mahanaim.
9
He made him king
over
Gilead,
over
the Ashurites,
over
Jezreel,
over
Ephraim,
and
over
Benjamin,
even
over
all
Israel.
10
Ish-bosheth,
Saul's
son,
was forty
years
old
when he became
king
over
Israel,
and he was
king
for two
years
.
The house
of Judah,
however,
followed
David.
11
The time
that David
was king
in Hebron
over
the house
of Judah
was seven
years
and six
months.
12
Now Abner
the son
of Ner,
went
out from Mahanaim
to Gibeon
with the servants
of Ish-bosheth
the son
of Saul.
13
And Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
and the servants
of David
went
out and met
them by the pool
of Gibeon;
and they sat down,
one
on the
one
side
of the pool
and the other on the other
side
of the pool
.
14
Then Abner
said
to Joab,
"Now
let the young men
arise
and hold a contest
before
us." And Joab
said
,
"Let them
arise
."
15
So they arose
and went over
by count,
twelve
for Benjamin
and Ish-bosheth
the son
of Saul,
and
twelve
of the servants
of David.
16
Each one
of them seized
his opponent
by the head
and thrust his sword
in
his opponent
's
side;
so they fell down
together.
Therefore that place
was called
Helkath-hazzurim,
which
is in Gibeon.
17
That day
the battle
was very
severe,
and Abner
and the men
of Israel
were beaten
before
the servants
of David.
18
Now the three
sons
of Zeruiah
were there,
Joab
and Abishai
and Asahel
;
and Asahel
was as swift-footed
as one
of the gazelles
which
is in the field.
19
Asahel
pursued
Abner
and did not turn
to the right
or to the left
from following
Abner
.
20
Then Abner
looked
behind
him and said,
"Is that you, Asahel?"
And he answered,
"It is I."
21
So Abner
said
to him, "Turn
to your right
or
to your left,
and take hold
of one
of the young men
for yourself, and take
for yourself his spoil."
But Asahel
was not willing
to turn aside
from following
him.
22
Abner
repeated
again
to Asahel,
"Turn aside
from following
me. Why
should I strike
you to the ground?
How
then could I lift
up my face
to your brother
Joab?"
23
However, he refused
to turn aside;
there
fore Abner
struck
him in the belly
with the butt
end
of the spear,
so that the spear
came
out at his back.
And he fell
there
and died
on the spot.
And it
came
about that all
who
came
to the place
where
Asahel
had fallen
and died
,
stood still.
24
But Joab
and Abishai
pursued
Abner,
and when the sun
was going
down, they came
to the hill
of Ammah,
which
is in front
of Giah
by the way
of the wilderness
of Gibeon.
25
The sons
of Benjamin
gathered
together behind
Abner
and became
one
band,
and they stood
on the top
of a certain
hill.
26
Then Abner
called
to Joab
and said,
"Shall the sword
devour
forever?
Do you not know
that it will be bitter
in the end?
How
long
will you refrain
from telling
the people
to turn back
from following
their brothers?"
27
Joab
said,
"As God
lives,
if
you had not spoken,
surely
then
the people
would have gone away
in the morning,
each
from following
his brother."
28
So Joab
blew
the trumpet;
and all
the people
halted
and pursued
Israel
no
longer,
no
r
did they continue
to fight
anymore.
29
Abner
and his men
then went
through the Arabah
all
that night;
so they crossed
the Jordan,
walked
all
morning,
and came
to Mahanaim.
30
Then Joab
returned
from following
Abner;
when he had gathered
all
the people
together, nineteen
of David's
servants
besides Asahel
were missing.
31
But the servants
of David
had struck down
many of Benjamin
and Abner's
men
,
so that three
hundred
and sixty
men
died.
32
And they took
up Asahel
and buried
him in his father's
tomb
which
was in Bethlehem.
Then Joab
and his men
went
all
night
until the day dawned
at Hebron.
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