2 Samuel 2

1And it came to pass after this that DavidH1732 inquired of Jehovah, sayingH559, Shall I goH5927 up into oneH259 of the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063? And Jehovah saidH559 to him, GoH5927 up. And DavidH1732 saidH559, Whither shall I goH5927 up? And he saidH559, Unto HebronH2275. 2So DavidH1732 wentH5927 up thither, and his twoH8147 wivesH802 alsoH1571, AhinoamH293 the Jizreelitess, and AbigailH26 the wifeH802 of NabalH5037 the CarmeliteH3761. 3And his menH376 that were with him did DavidH1732 bringH5927 up, every manH376 with his householdH1004; and they dweltH3427 in the citiesH5892 of HebronH2275. 4And the menH376 of JudahH3063 cameH935, and there they anointedH4886 DavidH1732 kingH4428 over the houseH1004 of JudahH3063. And they toldH5046 DavidH1732, sayingH559, It is the menH376 of Jabesh-Gilead that have buriedH6912 SaulH7586. 5And DavidH1732 sentH7971 messengersH4397 to the menH376 of Jabesh-Gilead, and saidH559 to them, BlessedH1288 be ye of Jehovah, that ye have shewn this kindness to your lord, to SaulH7586, and have buriedH6912 him! 6And nowH6258 Jehovah shew kindness and faithfulnessH571 to you; and I alsoH1571 will requite you this goodH2896, because ye have done this thingH1697. 7And nowH6258 let your handsH3027 beH1961 strongH2388, and beH1961 ye valiant; for your masterH113 SaulH7586 is deadH4191, and alsoH1571 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have anointedH4886 me kingH4428 over them. 8And AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369, captain of Saul's hostH6635, tookH3947 Ishbosheth the sonH1121 of SaulH7586, and brought him over to MahanaimH4266; 9and made him kingH4427 over GileadH1568, and over the Asshurites, and over Jizreel, and over EphraimH669, and over BenjaminH1144, and over all IsraelH3478. 10Ishbosheth Saul's sonH1121 wasH1961 fortyH705 yearsH8141 old when he began to reignH4427 over IsraelH3478, and he reignedH4427 twoH8147 yearsH8141. However, the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 followed DavidH1732. 11And the time that DavidH1732 wasH1961 kingH4428 in HebronH2275 over the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 wasH1961 sevenH7651 yearsH8141 and sixH8337 monthsH2320. 12And AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369, and the servantsH5650 of Ishbosheth the sonH1121 of SaulH7586, wentH3318 out from MahanaimH4266 to GibeonH1391. 13And JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870, and the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732, wentH3318 out. And they metH6298 togetherH3162 by the poolH1295 of GibeonH1391; and they satH3427 downH3427, these on the oneH2088 side of the poolH1295, and those on the other side of the poolH1295. 14And AbnerH74 saidH559 to JoabH3097, Let the youngH5288 menH5288 now ariseH6965 and make sport before us. And JoabH3097 saidH559, Let them ariseH6965. 15And they aroseH6965 and went over by numberH4557, twelve for BenjaminH1144, and for Ishbosheth the sonH1121 of SaulH7586, and twelve of the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732. 16And they caught every oneH376 his fellow by the headH7218, and [thrust] his swordH2719 in his fellow's sideH6654, and they fellH5307 downH5307 togetherH3162. And that placeH4725 was calledH7121 Helkath-hazzurim, which is by GibeonH1391. 17And the battleH4421 that dayH3117 wasH1961 veryH3966 severeH7186; and AbnerH74 and the menH376 of IsraelH3478 wereH1961 routed before the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732. 18And there were threeH7969 sonsH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 there, JoabH3097, and AbishaiH52, and AsahelH6214. Now AsahelH6214 wasH1961 swiftH7031 of footH7272, as oneH259 of the gazellesH6643 that are in the fieldH7704. 19And AsahelH6214 pursuedH7291 after AbnerH74; and in going he turnedH5186 not to the rightH3225 handH3225 nor to the left from behind AbnerH74. 20Then AbnerH74 looked behind him, and saidH559, Art thou AsahelH6214? And he saidH559, I am. 21And AbnerH74 saidH559 to him, TurnH5493 thee asideH5493, to thy rightH3225 handH3225 or to thy left, and lay holdH270 of oneH259 of the youngH5288 menH5288, and takeH3947 for thyself his armour. But AsahelH6214 wouldH14 not turnH5493 asideH5493 from following him. 22And AbnerH74 saidH559 againH5750 to AsahelH6214, TurnH5493 thee asideH5493 from following me: whyH4100 should I smite thee to the groundH776? howH4100 then should I hold up my faceH6440 to JoabH3097 thy brotherH251? 23But he refusedH3985 to turnH5493 asideH5493; therefore AbnerH74 with the hinder end of the spearH2595 smote him in the bellyH2570, so that the spearH2595 cameH935 out behind him; and he fellH5307 downH5221 there, and diedH4191 in the same placeH4725. And it cameH935 to pass, that as many as cameH935 to the placeH4725 whereH834 AsahelH6214 fellH5307 downH5221 and diedH4191 stoodH5975 stillH5975. 24And JoabH3097 and AbishaiH52 pursuedH7291 after AbnerH74; and the sunH8121 wentH935 down whenH834 they cameH935 to the hillH1389 of Ammah, which is before Giah on the wayH1870 to the wildernessH4057 of GibeonH1391. 25And the children of BenjaminH1144 gatheredH6908 themselves together after AbnerH74, and becameH1961 oneH259 troop, and stoodH5975 on the topH7218 of a hillH1389. 26And AbnerH74 calledH7121 to JoabH3097, and saidH559, Shall the swordH2719 devourH398 for ever? knowest thou not that it will beH1961 bitternessH4751 in the latterH314 end? and how long shall it beH1961 ere thou bid the peopleH5971 returnH7725 from following their brethren? 27And JoabH3097 saidH559, [As] 1GodH430 liveth, unless thou hadst spokenH1696, surely thenH227 in the morningH1242 the peopleH5971 had goneH5927 up every oneH376 from following his brotherH251. 28And JoabH3097 blew the trumpetH7782, and all the peopleH5971 stoodH5975 stillH5750, and pursuedH7291 after IsraelH3478 no more, neither did they fightH3898 any more. 29And AbnerH74 and his menH376 walkedH1980 all that nightH3915 through the plainH6160, and passedH5674 over the JordanH3383, and wentH1980 through all Bithron, and they cameH935 to MahanaimH4266. 30And JoabH3097 returnedH7725 from following AbnerH74, and gatheredH6908 all the peopleH5971 togetherH6908; and there lacked of David's servantsH5650 nineteen menH376, and AsahelH6214. 31And the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732 had smitten of BenjaminH1144, and of Abner's menH376, threeH7969 hundredH3967 and sixtyH8346 menH376, who had diedH4191. 32And they tookH5375 up AsahelH6214, and buriedH6912 him in the sepulchre of his fatherH1, which was in Bethlehem. And JoabH3097 and his menH376 went all nightH3915, and they came to HebronH2275 at break of day.