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2 Samuel 2:1-19

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. 11And 20the 21timeH4557H3117 that DavidH1732 was kingH4428 in HebronH2275 overH5921 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 was sevenH7651 yearsH8141 and sixH8337 monthsH2320.

12Now AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369, wentH3318 from MahanaimH4266 to 22GibeonH1391 with the servantsH5650 of Ish-boshethH378 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586. 13And 23JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 and the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732 wentH3318 outH3318 and metH6298 24them by the poolH1295 of GibeonH1391; and they satH3427 downH3427, 25Abner’s men on the oneH2088 sideH2088 of the poolH1295 and 26Joab’s men on the otherH2088 sideH2088 of the poolH1295. 14Then AbnerH74 saidH559 to JoabH3097, “NowH4994 have the youngH5288 menH5288 ariseH6965 and 27holdH7832 aH7832 martialH7832 skillsH7832 matchH7832 in our presenceH6440.” And JoabH3097 saidH559, “Have them ariseH6965!” 15So they gotH6965 upH6965 and wentH5674 overH5674 by countH4557, twelveH8147H6240 for BenjaminH1144 and Ish-boshethH378 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586, and twelveH8147H6240 from the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732. 16And eachH376 oneH376 of them seizedH2388 his 28opponentH7453 by the headH7218 and thrust his swordH2719 in his 29opponent’sH7453 sideH6654; so they fellH5307 downH5307 togetherH3164. Therefore that placeH4725 was calledH7121 30Helkath-hazzurimH2521, whichH834 is in GibeonH1391. 17That dayH3117 the battleH4421 was veryH3966 severeH7186, and 31AbnerH74 and the menH376 of IsraelH3478 were defeatedH5062 32by the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732.

18Now 33the threeH7969 sonsH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 were thereH8033, JoabH3097, AbishaiH52, and AsahelH6214; and AsahelH6214 was 34as 35swift-footedH7031H7272 as oneH259 of the gazellesH6643 that is in the fieldH7704. 19AsahelH6214 pursuedH7291H310 AbnerH74 and did not turnH5186 36to the rightH3225 or to the leftH8040 from followingH310 AbnerH74.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Samuel 2:1 1 Sam 23:2, 4, 9-12 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 2:1 Josh 14:13; 1 Sam 30:31 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 2:2 1 Sam 25:42, 43 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Samuel 2:2 Lit wife ↩
  5. 5. 2 Samuel 2:3 1 Sam 30:9; 1 Chr 12:1 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Samuel 2:4 1 Sam 16:13; 2 Sam 5:3, 5 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Samuel 2:4 1 Sam 31:11-13 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Samuel 2:5 1 Sam 23:21; Ps 115:15 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Samuel 2:5 Lit done ↩
  10. 10. 2 Samuel 2:6 Ex 34:6; 2 Tim 1:16 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Samuel 2:6 Lit do ↩
  12. 12. 2 Samuel 2:6 Lit do ↩
  13. 13. 2 Samuel 2:7 Lit sons of valor ↩
  14. 14. 2 Samuel 2:8 1 Sam 14:50 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Samuel 2:8 I.e., man of shame; cf. 1 Chr 8:33, Eshbaal ↩
  16. 16. 2 Samuel 2:8 Gen 32:2; 2 Sam 17:24 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Samuel 2:9 Josh 22:9 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Samuel 2:9 Judg 1:32 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Samuel 2:9 1 Sam 29:1 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Samuel 2:11 2 Sam 5:5 ↩
  21. 21. 2 Samuel 2:11 Lit number of days ↩
  22. 22. 2 Samuel 2:12 Josh 10:12; 18:25 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Samuel 2:13 2 Sam 8:16; 1 Chr 2:16; 11:6 ↩
  24. 24. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit them together ↩
  25. 25. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these on ↩
  26. 26. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these on ↩
  27. 27. 2 Samuel 2:14 2 Sam 2:16, 17 ↩
  28. 28. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow ↩
  29. 29. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow’s ↩
  30. 30. 2 Samuel 2:16 I.e., the field of sword-edges ↩
  31. 31. 2 Samuel 2:17 2 Sam 3:1 ↩
  32. 32. 2 Samuel 2:17 Lit in front of ↩
  33. 33. 2 Samuel 2:18 1 Chr 2:16 ↩
  34. 34. 2 Samuel 2:18 1 Chr 12:8; Hab 3:19 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Samuel 2:18 Lit light in his feet ↩
  36. 36. 2 Samuel 2:19 Lit to go to ↩

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2

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