2 Samuel 2:8-24

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.