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2 Samuel 2 – King James Version (KJV)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:1 - And it came to pass H1961 after H310 this, H3651 that H7592 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 H559 the LORD H3068 said H559 unto him, H413 Go up. H5927 And H559 David H1732 said, H559 Whither H575 shall I go up? H5927 And he said, H559 Unto Hebron. H2275
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:2 - So H5927 David H1732 went up H5927 thither, H8033 and H1571 his H802 two H8147 wives H802 also, H1571 Ahinoam H293 the Jezreelitess, H3159 and Abigail H26 Nabal's H5037 wife H802 the Carmelite. H3761
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:3 - And his men H376 that H834 were with him H5973 did H5927 David H1732 bring up, H5927 every man H376 with his household: H1004 and they dwelt H3427 in the cities H5892 of Hebron. H2275
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:4 - And H935 the men H376 of Judah H3063 came, H935 and H4886 there H8033 they anointed H4886 David H1732 king H4428 over H5921 the house H1004 of Judah. H3063 And they told H5046 David, H1732 saying, H559 That the men H376 of Jabeshgilead H3003 H1568 were they that H834 buried H6912 Saul. H7586
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5 - And H7971 David H1732 sent H7971 messengers H4397 unto H413 the men H376 of Jabeshgilead, H3003 H1568 and said H559 unto them, H413 Blessed H1288 be ye H859 of the LORD, H3068 that H834 ye have shewed H6213 this H2088 kindness H2617 unto H5973 your lord, H113 even unto H5973 Saul, H7586 and have buried H6912 him. H853
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:6 - And now H6258 the LORD H3068 shew H6213 kindness H2617 and truth H571 unto you: H5973 and H1571 I H595 also H1571 will requite H6213 you H854 this H2063 kindness, H2896 because H834 ye have done H6213 this H2088 thing. H1697
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:7 - Therefore now H6258 let H2388 your hands H3027 be strengthened, H2388 and be ye H1961 valiant: H1121 H2428 for H3588 your master H113 Saul H7586 is dead, H4191 and also H1571 the house H1004 of Judah H3063 have anointed H4886 me H853 king H4428 over them. H5921

Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:8 - But Abner H74 the son H1121 of Ner, H5369 captain H8269 of H6635 Saul's H7586 host, H6635 took H3947 Ishbosheth H378 H378 the son H1121 of Saul, H7586 and brought him over H5674 to Mahanaim; H4266
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:9 - And made him king H4427 over H413 Gilead, H1568 and over H413 the Ashurites, H805 and over H413 Jezreel, H3157 and over H5921 Ephraim, H669 and over H5921 Benjamin, H1144 and over H5921 all H3605 Israel. H3478
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:10 - Ishbosheth H378 H378 Saul's H7586 son H1121 was forty H705 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 over H5921 Israel, H3478 and H8147 reigned H4427 two H8147 years. H8141 But H389 the house H1004 of Judah H3063 followed H1961 H310 David. H1732
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:11 - And H1961 the time H4557 H3117 that H834 David H1732 was H1961 king H4428 in Hebron H2275 over H5921 the house H1004 of Judah H3063 was H1961 seven H7651 years H8141 and six H8337 months. H2320

Civil War

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:12 - And H3318 Abner H74 the son H1121 of Ner, H5369 and the servants H5650 of Ishbosheth H378 H378 the son H1121 of Saul, H7586 went out H3318 from Mahanaim H4266 to Gibeon. H1391
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:13 - And Joab H3097 the son H1121 of Zeruiah, H6870 and the servants H5650 of David, H1732 went out, H3318 and met H6298 together H3162 by H5921 the pool H1295 of Gibeon: H1391 and they sat down, H3427 the one H428 on H5921 the one side H2088 of the pool, H1295 and the other H428 on H5921 the other side H2088 of the pool. H1295
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14 - And H559 Abner H74 said H559 to H413 Joab, H3097 Let H6965 the young men H5288 now H4994 arise, H6965 and play H7832 before us. H6440 And H559 Joab H3097 said, H559 Let them arise. H6965
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:15 - Then there arose H6965 and went over H5674 by number H4557 twelve H8147 H6240 of Benjamin, H1144 which pertained to Ishbosheth H378 H378 the son H1121 of Saul, H7586 and twelve H8147 H6240 of the servants H5650 of David. H1732
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:16 - And they caught H2388 every one H376 his fellow H7453 by the head, H7218 and thrust his sword H2719 in H6654 his fellow's H7453 side; H6654 so they fell down H5307 together: H3162 wherefore H7121 that H1931 place H4725 was called H7121 Helkathhazzurim, H2521 H2521 which H834 is in Gibeon. H1391
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - And there was H1961 a H4421 very H3966 sore H7186 battle H4421 that H1931 day; H3117 and H5062 Abner H74 was beaten, H5062 and the men H376 of Israel, H3478 before H6440 the servants H5650 of David. H1732
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:18 - And there were H1961 three H7969 sons H1121 of Zeruiah H6870 there, H8033 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
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:19 - And H7291 Asahel H6214 pursued H7291 after H310 Abner; H74 and H3808 in going H3212 he turned H5186 not H3808 to H5921 the right hand H3225 nor to H5921 the left H8040 from following H310 Abner. H74
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:20 - Then H6437 Abner H74 looked H6437 behind him, H310 and said, H559 Art thou H859 Asahel? H6214 And he answered, H559 I H595 am.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - And H559 Abner H74 said H559 to him, Turn H5186 thee aside H5186 to H5921 thy right hand H3225 or H176 to H5921 thy left, H8040 and lay thee hold H270 on one H259 of the young men, H5288 and take H3947 thee his armour. H2488 But H3808 Asahel H6214 would H14 not H3808 turn aside H5493 from following of him. H310
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - And H3254 Abner H74 said H559 again H3254 H5750 to H413 Asahel, H6214 Turn H5493 thee aside H5493 from following me: H310 wherefore H4100 should I smite thee H5221 to the ground? H776 how then H349 should I hold up H5375 my face H6440 to H413 Joab H3097 thy brother? H251
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - Howbeit he refused H3985 to turn aside: H5493 wherefore H5221 Abner H74 with the hinder end H310 of the spear H2595 smote him H5221 under H413 the fifth rib, H2570 that H3318 the spear H2595 came out H3318 behind him; H310 and he fell down H5307 there, H8033 and died H4191 in the same place: H8478 and it came to pass, H1961 that as many as H3605 came H935 to H413 the place H4725 where H834 Asahel H6214 fell down H5307 and died H4191 stood still. H5975
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24 - Joab H3097 also H7291 and Abishai H52 pursued H7291 after H310 Abner: H74 and the sun H8121 went down H935 when they H1992 were come H935 to H5704 the hill H1389 of Ammah, H522 that H834 lieth before H5921 H6440 Giah H1520 by the way H1870 of the wilderness H4057 of Gibeon. H1391
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:25 - And H6908 the children H1121 of Benjamin H1144 gathered themselves together H6908 after H310 Abner, H74 and became H1961 one H259 troop, H92 and stood H5975 on H5921 the top H7218 of H1389 an H259 hill. H1389
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Then H7121 Abner H74 called H7121 to H413 Joab, H3097 and said, H559 Shall H398 the sword H2719 devour H398 for ever? H5331 knowest thou H3045 not H3808 that H3588 it will be H1961 bitterness H4751 in the latter end? H314 how long H5704 shall it be then, H4970 ere H3808 thou bid H559 the people H5971 return H7725 from following H310 their brethren? H251
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:27 - And H559 Joab H3097 said, H559 As God H430 liveth, H2416 unless H3588 thou hadst spoken, H1696 surely H3884 then H227 in the morning H1242 the people H5971 had gone up H5927 every one H376 from following H310 his brother. H251
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:28 - So H8628 Joab H3097 blew H8628 a trumpet, H7782 and H5975 all H3605 the people H5971 stood still, H5975 and H3808 pursued H7291 after H310 Israel H3478 no H3808 more, H5750 neither H3808 fought H3898 they H3254 any more. H5750
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:29 - And Abner H74 and his men H376 walked H1980 all H3605 that H1931 night H3915 through the plain, H6160 and passed over H5674 Jordan, H3383 and went through H3212 all H3605 Bithron, H1338 and they came H935 to Mahanaim. H4266
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:30 - And Joab H3097 returned H7725 from following H310 Abner: H74 and when he had gathered H6908 all H3605 the people H5971 together, H6908 there lacked H6485 of David's H1732 servants H5650 nineteen H8672 H6240 men H376 and Asahel. H6214
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:31 - But the servants H5650 of David H1732 had smitten H5221 of Benjamin, H1144 and of H376 Abner's H74 men, H376 so that three H7969 hundred H3967 and threescore H8346 men H376 died. H4191
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:32 - And they took up H5375 Asahel, H6214 and buried him H6912 in the sepulchre H6913 of his father, H1 which H834 was in Bethlehem. H1035 H1035 And H3212 Joab H3097 and his men H376 went H3212 all H3605 night, H3915 and H215 they came to Hebron H2275 at break of day. H215
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