1And it came to pass, after this, that David enquired of Yahweh, saying—Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Yahweh said unto him, Go up. And David said—Whither shall I go up? And he said—Unto Hebron.stylus1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 30:31, 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 30:31, Genesis 32:22So David went up thither, and his two wives also,—Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.stylus1 Samuel 25:42, 1 Samuel 25:43, 1 Samuel 25:42, 1 Samuel 25:43, 1 Samuel 30:53His men also who were with him, did David bring up, every man with his household,—and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.stylus1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Chronicles 12:1, 1 Chronicles 12:7, 1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Samuel 27:34Then came the men of Judah, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, Men of Jabesh-gilead, were they who buried Saul.stylus2 Samuel 5:5, 2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Samuel 31:11, 1 Samuel 31:13, 1 Samuel 31:115So David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead,—and said unto them—Blessed, be ye of Yahweh, that ye did this lovingkindness unto your lord, unto Saul, and buried him.stylus1 Samuel 23:21, 1 Samuel 23:21, Psalms 115:15, Psalms 115:15, 1 Samuel 24:196Now, therefore, Yahweh requite you with lovingkindness and truth,—moreover also, I, will requite you, for this noble deed, in that ye did this thing.stylusProverbs 14:22, Proverbs 14:22, Exodus 34:6, Exodus 34:6, Matthew 5:447Now, therefore, let your hands be made firm, and become ye sons of valour, for your lord Saul is dead,—and, me, moreover have the house of Judah anointed, to be king over them.stylus1 Samuel 31:7, Genesis 15:1, 2 Samuel 10:12, 1 Samuel 31:12, 1 Samuel 4:98But, Abner son of Ner, prince of the host that pertained unto Saul, took Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;stylus1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:50, Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:2, 1 Samuel 17:559and made him king for Gilead, and for the Ashurites, and for Jezreel,—and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over, all Israel.stylusPsalms 108:8, Numbers 1:40, Joshua 13:8, Joshua 13:11, Numbers 32:110Forty years old, was Ish-bosheth son of Saul, when he began to reign over Israel, and, two years, reigned he,—but, the house of Judah, followed David.stylus11And it came to pass, that, the number of the days that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.stylus1 Kings 2:11, 1 Kings 2:11, 2 Samuel 5:4, 2 Samuel 5:5, 2 Samuel 5:412And Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, came out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.stylusJoshua 9:3, Joshua 10:2, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 18:25, Joshua 9:313And, Joab son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out from Hebron and met, by the pool of Gibeon, together, —and they sat down, these, by the pool, on the one side, and, those, by the pool, on the other side.stylus2 Samuel 8:16, 1 Chronicles 2:16, 2 Samuel 8:16, 1 Chronicles 2:16, 2 Samuel 20:2314Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said—Let them arise.stylus2 Samuel 2:17, 2 Samuel 2:17, 2 Samuel 2:26, 2 Samuel 2:27, Proverbs 20:1815Then there arose, and went over by number,—twelve of Benjamin, pertaining to Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, and twelve, of the servants of David.stylus16And they caught every one his fellow by the head, with his sword in his fellow’s side, so they fell, together,—and that place was called Helkath-hazzadim ["Field of Plotters"], which is in Gideon.stylus17So the battle became exceeding obstinate, on that day,—and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.stylus2 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 3:118Now there were there, three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel,—and, Asahel, was light of foot as a wild gazelle.stylus1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:8, Habakkuk 3:19, Habakkuk 3:19, Psalms 18:3319And Asahel pursued Abner,—and turned not, in going, to the right hand or to the left, from pursuing Abner.stylusProverbs 4:27, 2 Kings 22:2, Joshua 1:7, 2 Samuel 2:21, Joshua 23:620Then Abner looked behind him, and said—Art thou Asahel? And he said—I am.stylus21Then Abner said to him—Turn thee aside, to thy right hand, or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from pursuing him.stylusJudges 14:19, Judges 14:1922And Abner said, yet again, unto Asahel, Turn thee aside from pursuing me,—wherefore should I smite thee to the earth? how then should I lift up my face unto Joab, thy brother?stylus2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 3:27, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Proverbs 29:1, 2 Kings 14:1023Howbeit he refused to turn aside, wherefore Abner smote him with the hinder end of the spear, in the belly, that the spear came out behind him, and he fell there, and died on the spot,—and so it was, that, as many as came up to the place where Asahel fell and died, stood still.stylus2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 4:6, 2 Samuel 4:6, 2 Samuel 20:1024Then Joab and Abishai pursued Abner,—but, the sun, had gone in by the time, they, had come as far as the hill of Ammah, that overlooketh Giah, by way of the wilderness of Gibeon.stylus25And, when the sons of Benjamin had gathered themselves together after Abner, and become one band,—and had taken their stand on the top of a certain hill,stylus26then Abner cried aloud unto Joab, and said—To the uttermost, must the sword devour? Dost thou not well know that, bitter, shall it be, in the latter end? How long, then, wilt thou not bid the people turn back from pursuing their own brethren?stylusJeremiah 46:14, Jeremiah 46:14, Jeremiah 46:10, Acts 7:26, Jeremiah 46:1027Then said Joab—As God liveth, surely, if thou hadst not spoken, then in the morning, the people would of themselves have gone up, every man from pursuing his brother.stylus2 Samuel 2:14, Proverbs 17:14, 2 Samuel 2:14, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 25:828So Joab blew with the horn, and all the people stood still, and they neither pursued Israel further,—nor fought any more.stylus29And, Abner and his men, journeyed through the waste plain all that night,—and crossed the Jordan, and went through all the Bithron, and entered Mahanaim.stylus2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:8, Song of Solomon 2:17, Song of Solomon 2:1730And, Joab, returned from pursuing Abner, and, when he had gathered together all the people, there were missing of the servants of David—nineteen men, and Asahel;stylus31but, the servants of David, had smitten of Benjamin, of the men of Abner,—[so that] three hundred and sixty men, had died.stylus1 Kings 20:11, 2 Samuel 3:1, 1 Kings 20:11, 2 Samuel 3:132And they carried Asahel, and buried him in the grave of his father, which was in Bethlehem,—and Joab and his men journeyed all the night, and had daylight in Hebron.stylus2 Samuel 5:1, 2 Chronicles 21:1, Proverbs 22:29, 1 Samuel 17:58, 1 Chronicles 2:13
