II Samuel 2 (kjv)

And it came to pass after this^H310, that David^H1732 enquired^H7592 of the LORD^H3068, saying^H559, Shall I go up^H5927 into any^H259 of the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063? And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto him, Go up^H5927. And David^H1732 said^H559, Whither shall I go up^H5927? And he said^H559, Unto Hebron^H2275.²So David^H1732 went up^H5927 thither, and his two^H8147 wives^H802 also, Ahinoam^H293 the Jezreelitess^H3159, and Abigail^H26 Nabal's^H5037 wife^H802 the Carmelite^H3761.³And his men^H582 that were with him did David^H1732 bring up^H5927, every man^H376 with his household^H1004: and they dwelt^H3427 in the cities^H5892 of Hebron^H2275.

⁴And the men^H582 of Judah^H3063 came^H935, and there they anointed^H4886 David^H1732 king^H4428 over the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063. And they told^H5046 David^H1732, saying^H559, That the men^H582 of Jabeshgilead^{H3003 H1568} were they that buried^H6912 Saul^H7586.

⁵And David^H1732 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto the men^H582 of Jabeshgilead^{H3003 H1568}, and said^H559 unto them, Blessed^H1288 be ye of the LORD^H3068, that ye have shewed^H6213 this kindness^H2617 unto your lord^H113, even unto Saul^H7586, and have buried^H6912 him.⁶And now the LORD^H3068 shew^H6213 kindness^H2617 and truth^H571 unto you: and I also will requite^H6213 you this kindness^H2896, because ye have done^H6213 this thing^H1697.⁷Therefore now let your hands^H3027 be strengthened^H2388, and be ye valiant^{H1121 H2428}: for your master^H113 Saul^H7586 is dead^H4191, and also the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 have anointed^H4886 me king^H4428 over them.

⁸But Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner^H5369, captain^H8269 of Saul's^H7586 host^H6635, took^H3947 Ishbosheth^H378 the son^H1121 of Saul^H7586, and brought him over^H5674 to Mahanaim^H4266;⁹And made him king^H4427 over Gilead^H1568, and over the Ashurites^H805, and over Jezreel^H3157, and over Ephraim^H669, and over Benjamin^H1144, and over all Israel^H3478.¹⁰Ishbosheth^H378 Saul's^H7586 son^H1121 was forty^H705 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^H4427 over Israel^H3478, and reigned^H4427 two^H8147 years^H8141. But the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 followed^H310 David^H1732.¹¹And the time^{H4557 H3117} that David^H1732 was king^H4428 in Hebron^H2275 over the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 was seven^H7651 years^H8141 and six^H8337 months^H2320.

¹²And Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner^H5369, and the servants^H5650 of Ishbosheth^H378 the son^H1121 of Saul^H7586, went out^H3318 from Mahanaim^H4266 to Gibeon^H1391.¹³And Joab^H3097 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870, and the servants^H5650 of David^H1732, went out^H3318, and met^H6298 together^H3162 by the pool^H1295 of Gibeon^H1391: and they sat down^H3427, the one on the one side of the pool^H1295, and the other on the other side of the pool^H1295.¹⁴And Abner^H74 said^H559 to Joab^H3097, Let the young men^H5288 now arise^H6965, and play^H7832 before^H6440 us. And Joab^H3097 said^H559, Let them arise^H6965.¹⁵Then there arose^H6965 and went over^H5674 by number^H4557 twelve^{H8147 H6240} of Benjamin^H1144, which pertained to Ishbosheth^H378 the son^H1121 of Saul^H7586, and twelve^{H8147 H6240} of the servants^H5650 of David^H1732.¹⁶And they caught^H2388 every one^H376 his fellow^H7453 by the head^H7218, and thrust his sword^H2719 in his fellow's^H7453 side^H6654; so they fell down^H5307 together^H3162: wherefore that place^H4725 was called^H7121 Helkathhazzurim^H2521, which is in Gibeon^H1391.¹⁷And there was a very^H3966 sore^H7186 battle^H4421 that day^H3117; and Abner^H74 was beaten^H5062, and the men^H582 of Israel^H3478, before^H6440 the servants^H5650 of David^H1732.

¹⁸And there were three^H7969 sons^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870 there, Joab^H3097, and Abishai^H52, and Asahel^H6214: and Asahel^H6214 was as light^H7031 of foot^H7272 as a^H259 wild^H7704 roe^H6643.¹⁹And Asahel^H6214 pursued^H7291 after^H310 Abner^H74; and in going^H3212 he turned^H5186 not to the right hand^H3225 nor to the left^H8040 from following^H310 Abner^H74.²⁰Then Abner^H74 looked^H6437 behind^H310 him, and said^H559, Art thou Asahel^H6214? And he answered^H559, I am.²¹And Abner^H74 said^H559 to him, Turn thee aside^H5186 to thy right hand^H3225 or to thy left^H8040, and lay thee hold^H270 on one^H259 of the young men^H5288, and take^H3947 thee his armour^H2488. But Asahel^H6214 would^H14 not turn aside^H5493 from following^H310 of him.²²And Abner^H74 said^H559 again^H3254 to Asahel^H6214, Turn thee aside^H5493 from following^H310 me: wherefore should I smite^H5221 thee to the ground^H776? how then should I hold up^H5375 my face^H6440 to Joab^H3097 thy brother^H251?²³Howbeit he refused^H3985 to turn aside^H5493: wherefore Abner^H74 with the hinder end^H310 of the spear^H2595 smote^H5221 him under^H413 the fifth^H2570 rib, that the spear^H2595 came out^H3318 behind^H310 him; and he fell down^H5307 there, and died^H4191 in the same place^H8478: and it came to pass, that as many as came^H935 to the place^H4725 where Asahel^H6214 fell down^H5307 and died^H4191 stood still^H5975.²⁴Joab^H3097 also and Abishai^H52 pursued^H7291 after^H310 Abner^H74: and the sun^H8121 went down^H935 when they were come^H935 to the hill^H1389 of Ammah^H522, that lieth before^H6440 Giah^H1520 by the way^H1870 of the wilderness^H4057 of Gibeon^H1391.

²⁵And the children^H1121 of Benjamin^H1144 gathered themselves together^H6908 after^H310 Abner^H74, and became one^H259 troop^H92, and stood^H5975 on the top^H7218 of an hill^H1389.²⁶Then Abner^H74 called^H7121 to Joab^H3097, and said^H559, Shall the sword^H2719 devour^H398 for ever^H5331? knowest^H3045 thou not that it will be bitterness^H4751 in the latter end^H314? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid^H559 the people^H5971 return^H7725 from following^H310 their brethren^H251?²⁷And Joab^H3097 said^H559, As God^H430 liveth^H2416, unless^H3884 thou hadst spoken^H1696, surely then in the morning^H1242 the people^H5971 had gone up^H5927 every one^H376 from following^H310 his brother^H251.²⁸So Joab^H3097 blew^H8628 a trumpet^H7782, and all the people^H5971 stood still^H5975, and pursued^H7291 after^H310 Israel^H3478 no more, neither fought^H3898 they any more^H3254.²⁹And Abner^H74 and his men^H582 walked^H1980 all that night^H3915 through the plain^H6160, and passed over^H5674 Jordan^H3383, and went through^H3212 all Bithron^H1338, and they came^H935 to Mahanaim^H4266.³⁰And Joab^H3097 returned^H7725 from following^H310 Abner^H74: and when he had gathered^H6908 all the people^H5971 together^H6908, there lacked^H6485 of David's^H1732 servants^H5650 nineteen^{H8672 H6240} men^H376 and Asahel^H6214.³¹But the servants^H5650 of David^H1732 had smitten^H5221 of Benjamin^H1144, and of Abner's^H74 men^H582, so that three^H7969 hundred^H3967 and threescore^H8346 men^H376 died^H4191.

³²And they took up^H5375 Asahel^H6214, and buried^H6912 him in the sepulchre^H6913 of his father^H1, which was in Bethlehem^H1035. And Joab^H3097 and his men^H582 went^H3212 all night^H3915, and they came to Hebron^H2275 at break of day^H215.