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and they lived in the cities of Hebron. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then the men of Judah came and there anointed David king over the house of Judah. <p class="reg"> And they told David, saying, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “May you be blessed of Yahweh because you have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>shown this lovingkindness with your lord, with Saul, and have buried him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So now, may Yahweh <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>show lovingkindness and truth to you; and I also will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So now, let your hands be strong and be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.” <p class="hdg">Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel</p><p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Now Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. <p class="hdg">Abner Defeated Before David</p><p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now Abner the son of Ner, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon with the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>one on the one side of the pool and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>the other on the other side of the pool. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then Abner said to Joab, “Now let the young men arise and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>hold a contest before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So they arose and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And each one of them seized his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>opponent by the head and <i>thrust</i> his sword in his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And that day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>defeated before the servants of David. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel; and Asahel <i>was</i> <i>as</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>swift-footed as one of the gazelles which is in the field. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Asahel pursued Abner and did not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>turn to the right or to the left from following Abner. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then Abner turned <i>to look</i> behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” And he answered, “It is I.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So Abner said to him, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Turn to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men for yourself, and take for yourself his spoil.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And Abner repeated again to Asahel, “Turn <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>However, he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner struck him in the belly with the butt end of the spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died on the spot. And it happened that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. Now the sun was going down, and they came to the hill of Ammah, which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one band, and they stood on the top of a certain hill. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have <i>only</i> gone away in the morning, each from following his brother.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>But Abner and his men then went through the Arabah all that night; so they crossed the Jordan, walked all morning, and came to Mahanaim. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Now Joab returned from following Abner. And he had gathered all the people together, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>nineteen of David’s servants besides Asahel were missing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>But the servants of David had struck down many of Benjamin and Abner’s men, <i>so that</i> 360 men died. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And they took up Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb which was in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men went all night until the day <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>dawned at Hebron.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>done</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>do</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>do</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>sons of valor</i><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>man of shame</i>, also known as <i>Eshbaal</i>, cf. 1 Chr 8:33<br><span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>number of days</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>them together</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>these</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>these</i><br><span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>make sport</i><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>fellow</i><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>fellow’s</i><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>the field of sword-edges</i><br><span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>smitten</i><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>light in his feet</i><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>turn to go to</i><br><span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>Turn for yourself</i><br><span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>aside for yourself</i><br><span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>not tell the people</i><br><span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>nineteen men</i><br><span class="fnverse">32</span> Lit <i>lighted on them</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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