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2 Samuel 2

David Made King over Judah

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Then it cameh1961 about afterwardsh310h3651 that  aDavidh1732 inquiredh7592 of the LORDh3068, sayingh559, "Shall I goh5927 up to oneh259 of the citiesh5892b of Judahh3063?" And the LORDh3068 saidh559 to him, "Goh5927 up." So Davidh1732 saidh559, "Whereh575 shall I goh5927 up?" And He saidh559, " bTo Hebronh2275a."

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So Davidh1732 wenth5927 up thereh8033, and  ahis twoh8147 wivesh802 alsoh1571, Ahinoamh293 the Jezreelitessh3159 and Abigailh26 the  1widowh802 of Nabalh5037 the Carmeliteh3761.

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And  aDavidh1732 broughth5927 up his menh376 whoh834 were with him, eachh376 with his householdh1004; and they livedh3427 in the citiesh5892b of Hebronh2275a.

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Then the menh376 of Judahh3063 cameh935 and thereh8033  aanointedh4886 Davidh1732 kingh4428 overh5921 the househ1004 of Judahh3063.

And they toldh5046 Davidh1732, sayingh559, "It was  bthe menh376 of Jabesh-gileadh3003h1568 whoh834 buriedh6912 Saulh7586."

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Davidh1732 senth7971 messengersh4397 to the menh376 of Jabesh-gileadh3003h1568, and saidh559 to them, " aMay you be blessedh1288 of the LORDh3068 becauseh834 you have  1shownh6213a thish2088 kindnessh2617a to Saulh7586 your lordh113, and have buriedh6912 him.

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"Nowh6258  amay the LORDh3068  1showh6213a lovingkindnessh2617a and truthh571 to you; and I alsoh1571 will  1showh6213a thish2088 goodnessh2899b to you, becauseh834 you have doneh6213a thish2088 thingh1697.

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"Nowh6258 therefore, let your handsh3027 be strongh2388 and be  1valianth1121h2428; for Saulh7586 your lordh113 is deadh4191, and alsoh1571 the househ1004 of Judahh3063 has anointedh4886 me kingh4428 overh5921 them."

Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel

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But  aAbnerh74 the sonh1121 of Nerh5369, commanderh8269 of Saul'sh7586 armyh6635, had takenh3947  1Ish-boshethh378 the sonh1121 of Saulh7586 and broughth5674a him overh5674a to  bMahanaimh4266.

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He madeh4427a him kingh4427a overh413  aGileadh1568, overh413 the  bAshuritesh805a, overh413  cJezreelh3157, overh5921 Ephraimh669, and overh5921 Benjaminh1144, even overh5921 allh3605 Israelh3478.

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Ish-boshethh378, Saul'sh7586 sonh1121, was fortyh705 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a overh5921 Israelh3478, and he was kingh4427a for twoh8147 yearsh8141. The househ1004 of Judahh3063, howeverh389, followedh310 Davidh1732.

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 aThe  1timeh4557h3117 that Davidh1732 was kingh4428 in Hebronh2275a overh5921 the househ1004 of Judahh3063 was sevenh7651 yearsh8141 and sixh8337a monthsh2320.

Civil War

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Now Abnerh74 the sonh1121 of Nerh5369, wenth3318 out from Mahanaimh4266 to  aGibeonh1391 with the servantsh5650 of Ish-boshethh378 the sonh1121 of Saulh7586.

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And  aJoabh3097 the sonh1121 of Zeruiahh6870 and the servantsh5650 of Davidh1732 wenth3318 out and meth6298  1them by the poolh1295 of Gibeonh1391; and they sath3427 downh3427,  2oneh428 on the oneh2088 sideh2088 of the poolh1295 and  2the otherh2088 on the otherh2088 sideh2088 of the poolh1295.

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Then Abnerh74 saidh559 to Joabh3097, "Nowh4994 let the youngh5288 menh5288 ariseh6965 and  1 aholdh7832 a contesth7832 beforeh6440 us." And Joabh3097 saidh559, "Let them ariseh6965."

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So they aroseh6965 and wenth5674a overh5674a by counth4557, twelveh8147h6240 for Benjaminh1144 and Ish-boshethh378 the sonh1121 of Saulh7586, and twelveh8147h6240 of the servantsh5650 of Davidh1732.

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Eachh376 oneh376 of them seizedh2388 his  1opponenth7453 by the headh7218 and thrust his swordh2719 in his  2opponent'sh7453 sideh6654; so they fellh5307 downh5307 togetherh3164a. Therefore that placeh4725 was calledh7121  3Helkath-hazzurimh2521, whichh834 is in Gibeonh1391.

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That dayh3117 the battleh4421 was veryh3966 severeh7186, and  aAbnerh74 and the menh376 of Israelh3478 were beatenh5062 beforeh6440 the servantsh5650 of Davidh1732.

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Now  athe threeh7969 sonsh1121 of Zeruiahh6870 were thereh8033, Joabh3097 and Abishaih52 and Asahelh6214; and Asahelh6214 was  bas  1swift-footedh7031h7272 as oneh259 of the gazellesh6643b whichh834 is in the fieldh7704.

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Asahelh6214 pursuedh7291 Abnerh74 and did not  1turnh5186 to the righth3225 or to the lefth8040 from followingh310 Abnerh74.

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Then Abnerh74 lookedh6437 behindh310 him and saidh559, "Is that you, Asahelh6214?" And he answeredh559, "It is I."

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So Abnerh74 saidh559 to him, " 1Turnh5186 to your righth3225 orh176 to your lefth8040, and takeh270 holdh270 of oneh259 of the youngh5288 menh5288 for yourself, and takeh3947 for yourself his spoilh2488." But Asahelh6214 was not willingh14 to turnh5493 asideh5493 from followingh310 him.

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Abnerh74 repeatedh3254h559 againh5750 to Asahelh6214, "Turnh5493  1asideh5493 from followingh310 me. Whyh4100 should I strikeh5221 you to the groundh776?  aHowh349 then could I lifth5375 up my faceh6440 to your brotherh251 Joabh3097?"

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However, he refusedh3985 to turnh5493 asideh5493; therefore Abnerh74 struckh5221 him in the bellyh2570 with the butth310 endh310 of the spearh2595, so that the spearh2595 cameh3318 out at his backh310. And he fellh5307 thereh8033 and diedh4191 on the spoth8478. And it cameh1961 about that allh3605 who cameh935 to the placeh4725 whereh834h8033  aAsahelh6214 had fallenh5307 and diedh4191, stoodh5975 stillh5975.

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But Joabh3097 and Abishaih52 pursuedh7291 Abnerh74, and when the sunh8121 was goingh935 down, they cameh935 to the hillh1389 of Ammahh522a, whichh834 is in fronth6440 of Giahh1520 by the wayh1870 of the wildernessh4057b of Gibeonh1391.

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The sonsh1121 of Benjaminh1144 gatheredh6908 together behindh310 Abnerh74 and becameh1961 oneh259 bandh92, and they stoodh5975 on the toph7218 of a certainh259 hillh1389.

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Then Abnerh74 calledh7121 to Joabh3097 and saidh559, "Shall the swordh2719 devourh398 foreverh5331? Do you not knowh3045 that it will be bitterh4751 in the endh314? Howh4970 longh5704h4970 will you  1refrainh3808 from tellingh559 the peopleh5971a to turnh7725 backh7725 from followingh310 their brothersh251?"

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Joabh3097 saidh559, "As Godh430 livesh2416a, ifh3588h3884a you had not spokenh1696, surelyh3588 thenh227 the peopleh5971a would have goneh5927 awayh5927 in the morningh1242, eachh376 from followingh310 his brotherh251."

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So Joabh3097 blewh8628 the trumpeth7782; and allh3605 the peopleh5971a haltedh5975 and pursuedh7291 Israelh3478 noh3808 longerh5750,  anorh3808 did they continueh3254 to fighth3898a anymoreh5750.

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Abnerh74 and his menh376 then wenth1980 through the Arabahh6160 allh3605 that nighth3915; so they crossedh5674a the Jordanh3383, walkedh1980 allh3605 morningh1338, and cameh935 to  aMahanaimh4266.

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Then Joabh3097 returnedh7725 from followingh310 Abnerh74; when he had gatheredh6908 allh3605 the peopleh5971a together,  1nineteenh8672h6240 of David'sh1732 servantsh5650 besides Asahelh6214 were missingh6485.

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But the servantsh5650 of Davidh1732 had struckh5221 downh5221 many of Benjaminh1144 and Abner'sh74 menh376, so that threeh7969 hundredh3967 and sixtyh8346 menh376 diedh4191.

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And they tookh5375 up Asahelh6214 and buriedh6912 him  ain his father'sh1 tombh6913 whichh834 was in Bethlehemh1035. Then Joabh3097 and his menh376 wenth1980 allh3605 nighth3915 until the day  1dawnedh215 at Hebronh2275a.



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