2 Samuel 2:1-10

1Then it cameH1961 aboutH1961 afterwardH310H3651 that 1DavidH1732 inquiredH7592 of the LordH3068, sayingH559, “Shall I goH5927 upH5927 to oneH259 of the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063?” And the LordH3068 saidH559 to him, “GoH5927 upH5927.” So DavidH1732 saidH559, “WhereH575 shall I goH5927 upH5927?” And He saidH559, “2To HebronH2275.” 2So DavidH1732 wentH5927 upH5927 thereH8033, and 3his twoH8147 wivesH802 alsoH1571, AhinoamH293 the JezreelitessH3159 and AbigailH26 the 4widowH802 of NabalH5037 the CarmeliteH3761. 3And 5DavidH1732 broughtH5927 upH5927 his menH376 whoH834 were with him, eachH376 with his householdH1004; and they settledH3427 in the citiesH5892 of HebronH2275. 4Then the menH376 of JudahH3063 cameH935, and thereH8033 they 6anointedH4886 DavidH1732 kingH4428 overH5921 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063.

And they toldH5046 DavidH1732, sayingH559, “It was 7the menH376 of Jabesh-gileadH3003H1568 whoH834 buriedH6912 SaulH7586.” 5So DavidH1732 sentH7971 messengersH4397 to the menH376 of Jabesh-gileadH3003H1568, and saidH559 to them, “8May you be blessedH1288 of the LordH3068 becauseH834 you have 9shownH6213 thisH2088 kindnessH2617 to SaulH7586 your lordH113, and have buriedH6912 him. 6And nowH6258 10may the LordH3068 11showH6213 kindnessH2617 and truthH571 to you; and I alsoH1571 will 12showH6213 thisH2088 goodnessH2899 to you, becauseH834 you have doneH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697. 7NowH6258 then, let your handsH3027 be strongH2388 and be 13valiantH1121H2428, sinceH3588 SaulH7586 your lordH113 is deadH4191, and alsoH1571 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 has anointedH4886 me kingH4428 overH5921 them.”

8But 14AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369, commanderH8269 of Saul’sH7586 armyH6635, had takenH3947 15Ish-boshethH378 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586 and broughtH5674 him overH5674 to 16MahanaimH4266. 9And he madeH4427 him kingH4427 overH413 17GileadH1568, overH413 the 18AshuritesH805, overH413 19JezreelH3157, overH5921 EphraimH669, and overH5921 BenjaminH1144, even overH5921 allH3605 IsraelH3478. 10Ish-boshethH378, Saul’sH7586 sonH1121, was fortyH705 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478, and he wasH4427 kingH4427 for twoH8147 yearsH8141. The houseH1004 of JudahH3063, howeverH389, followedH1961H310 DavidH1732.