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1
Now there was a long
war
between
the house
of Saul
and
the house
of David;
and David
grew
steadily
stronger,
but
the house
of Saul
grew
weaker
continually.
2
Sons
were born
to David
at Hebron:
his firstborn
was Amnon,
by Ahinoam
the Jezreelitess;
3
and his second,
Chileab,
by Abigail
the widow
of Nabal
the Carmelite;
and the third,
Absalom
the son
of Maacah,
the daughter
of Talmai,
king
of Geshur;
4
and the fourth,
Adonijah
the son
of Haggith;
and the fifth,
Shephatiah
the son
of Abital;
5
and the sixth,
Ithream,
by David's
wife
Eglah.
These
were born
to David
at Hebron.
6
It came
about while there was war
between
the house
of Saul
and
the house
of David
that Abner
was making himself strong
in
the house
of Saul
.
7
Now Saul
had a concubine
whose name
was Rizpah,
the daughter
of Aiah;
and Ish-bosheth said
to Abner,
"Why
have you gone
in to my father's
concubine?"
8
Then Abner
was very
angry
over
the words
of Ish-bosheth
and said,
"Am I a dog's
head
that belongs to Judah?
Today
I show
kindness
to the house
of Saul
your father,
to his brothers
and to his friends,
and have not delivered
you into the hands
of David;
and yet today
you charge
me with a guilt
concerning the woman.
9
"May God
do
so
to Abner,
and more
al
so
,
if
as the LORD
has sworn
to David,
I
do
not accomplish
this
for him,
10
to transfer
the kingdom
from the house
of Saul
and to establish
the throne
of David
over
Israel
and
over
Judah,
from Dan
even to Beersheba."
11
And he could
no
longer
answer
Abner
a word,
because
he was afraid
of him.
12
Then Abner
sent
messengers
to David
in his place,
saying,
"Whose
is the land?
Make
your covenant
with me, and behold,
my hand
sh
all
be with you to bring
all
Israel
over
to you."
13
He said,
"Good!
I will make
a covenant
with you, but I demand
one
thing
of you, namely,
you shall not see
my face
unless
you first
bring
Michal,
Saul's
daughter,
when you come
to see
me."
14
So David
sent
messengers
to Ish-bosheth,
Saul's
son,
saying,
"Give
me my wife
Michal,
to whom
I was betrothed
for a hundred
foreskins
of the Philistines."
15
Ish-bosheth
sent
and took
her from her husband,
from Paltiel
the son
of Laish.
16
But her husband
went
with her, weeping
as he
went
,
and followed
her as far
as Bahurim.
Then Abner
said
to him, "Go,
return."
So he returned.
17
Now Abner
had
consultation
with the elders
of Israel,
saying,
"In times
past
you were seeking
for David
to be king
over
you.
18
"Now
then, do
it! For the LORD
has spoken
of
David
,
saying,
'
By the hand
of My servant
David
I will save
My people
Israel
from the hand
of the Philistines
and
from the hand
of all
their enemies.'"
19
Abner
also
spoke
in the hearing
of Benjamin;
and in addition
Abner
went
to speak
in the hearing
of David
in Hebron
all
that seemed good
to Israel
and to the whole
house
of Benjamin.
20
Then Abner
and twenty
men
with him came
to David
at Hebron.
And David
made
a feast
for Abner
and the
men
who
were with him.
21
Abner
said
to David,
"Let me arise
and go
and gather
all
Israel
to my lord
the king,
that they may make
a covenant
with you, and that you may be king
over
all
that your soul
desires."
So David
sent
Abner
away,
and he went
in peace.
22
And behold,
the servants
of David
and Joab
came
from a raid
and brought
much
spoil
with them; but Abner
was not with David
in Hebron,
for he had sent him away,
and he had gone
in peace.
23
When Joab
and all
the army
that was with him arrived,
they told
Joab,
saying,
"Abner
the son
of Ner
came
to the king,
and he has sent him away,
and he has gone
in peace."
24
Then Joab
came
to the king
and said,
"What
have you done?
Behold,
Abner
came
to you; why
then
have you sent him away
and he is already
gone?
25
"You know
Abner
the son
of Ner,
that he came
to deceive
you and to learn
of your going
out and coming
in and to find
out all
that you are doing."
26
When Joab
came
out from David,
he sent
messengers
after
Abner,
and they brought him back
from the well
of Sirah;
but David
did not know
it.
27
So when Abner
returned
to Hebron,
Joab
took him aside
into the middle
of the gate
to speak
with him privately,
and there
he struck
him in the belly
so that he died
on account of the blood
of Asahel
his brother.
28
Afterward
when David
heard
it, he said,
"I and my kingdom
are innocent
before
the LORD
forever
of the blood
of Abner
the son
of Ner.
29
"May it fall
on the head
of Joab
and on all
his father's
house;
and may there not fail
from the house
of Joab
one who has a discharge,
or who is a leper,
or who takes hold
of a distaff,
or who falls
by the sword,
or who lacks
bread."
30
So Joab
and Abishai
his brother
killed
Abner
because
he had put
their brother
Asahel
to death
in the battle
at Gibeon.
31
Then
David
said
to Joab
and to all
the people
who
were with him, "Tear
your clothes
and gird
on sackcloth
and lament
before
Abner."
And King
David
walked
behind
the bier.
32
Thus they buried
Abner
in Hebron;
and the king
lifted
up his voice
and wept
at the grave
of
Abner
,
and all
the people
wept.
33
The king
chanted
a lament for Abner
and said,
"Should Abner
die
as a fool
die
s?
34
"Your hands
were not bound,
nor
your feet
put
in fetters;
As one falls
before
the wicked,
you have fallen."
And all
the people
wept
again
over
him.
35
Then all
the people
came
to persuade David
to eat
bread
while it was still
day;
but David
vowed,
saying,
"May God
do
so
to me, and m
or
e
al
so
,
if
I taste
bread
or
anything
else
bef
or
e
the sun
goes
do
wn."
36
Now
all
the people
took note
of it, and it
pleased
them, just as everything
the king
did
pleased
all
the people
.
37
So all
the people
and all
Israel
understood
that day
that it had not been
the will of the king
to put
Abner
the son
of Ner
to death.
38
Then the king
said
to his servants,
"Do you not know
that a prince
and a great man
has fallen
this
day
in Israel?
39
"I am weak
today,
though anointed
king;
and these
men
the sons
of Zeruiah
are too
difficult
for me. May the LORD
repay
the evildoer
according to his evil."
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