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2 Samuel 2:8-17

8But Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of Saul’sלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586hostצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635,tookלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and brought him overוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674to Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266;

9And made him kingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427over Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,and over the Ashuritesהָאֲשׁוּרִ֖יha.'a.shu.RiH805,and over Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,and over Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,and over Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Ish–boshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכוֹ֙be.ma.le.KhoH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.But the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11And the timeמִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔יםmis.Par hai.ya.MimH3117 H4557that Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732was kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275over the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063was sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

12And Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650of Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from Mahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266to Gibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13And Joabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,went outיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318,and metוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162by the poolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295of Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391:and they sat downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427,the one on the one side of the poolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,and the other on the other side of the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14And Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Let the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288now ariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,and playוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us. And Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let them ariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

15Then there aroseוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and went overוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674by numberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, which pertainedto Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16And they caughtוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388every oneאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376his fellowרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, and thrusthis swordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719in his fellow’sרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453sideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654;so they fell downוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:wherefore that placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath–hazzurimH2521, which isin Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

17And there was a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966soreקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;and Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74was beatenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062,and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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