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American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Jehovah
, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah
said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the
LORD
, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the
LORD
said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the
wife of
Nabal
the Carmelite.
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's
wife the Carmelite.
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead
were they that buried Saul.
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That
the men of Jabeshgilead
were they that buried Saul.
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead
, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah
, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead
, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the
LORD
, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
And now Jehovah
show lovingkindness
and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
And now the
LORD
show kindness
and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
Now
therefore let your hands be strong
, and be ye valiant ;
for Saul
your lord
is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
Therefore now
let your hands be strengthened
, and be ye valiant :
for your master
Saul
is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
Now
Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, had
taken
Ish-bosheth
the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
But
Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took
Ishbosheth
the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
and he
made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Ish-bosheth,
Saul's son ,
was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he
reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
Ishbosheth
Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth
the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth
the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them
by the pool of Gibeon ;
and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together
by the pool of Gibeon :
and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men ,
I
pray
thee,
arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now
arise ,
and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Then they
arose and went over by number :
twelve for
Benjamin, and
for
Ish-bosheth
the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Then there
arose and went over by number twelve of
Benjamin, which
pertained
to
Ishbosheth
the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and `
thrust '
his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim
, which is in Gibeon.
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim
, which is in Gibeon.
And the
battle
was very sore that day :
and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
And there
was a
very sore battle
that day ;
and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
And the
three sons of Zeruiah were
there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
And there
were
three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is
it
thou ,
Asahel? And he answered, It
is
I.
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art
thou Asahel? And he answered, I am
.
And 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 armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
And 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 armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of
him.
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in
the body
, so
that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under
the fifth
rib
, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
But
Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Joab also
and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band
, and stood on the top of a
hill.
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop
, and stood on the top of an
hill.
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
And Joab said, As God liveth, if
thou hadst not
spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away,
nor
followed
every one his brother.
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless
thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up
every one from
following
his brother.
So Joab blew the
trumpet ;
and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Joab blew a
trumpet ,
and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
And Abner and his men went
all that night through the Arabah;
and they
passed over the
Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
And Abner and his men walked
all that night through the plain,
and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they
came to Mahanaim.
And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, `
so that '
three hundred and threescore men died.
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem
. And Joab and his men went all night, and the
day
brake
upon
them
at
Hebron.
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem
. And Joab and his men went all night, and they
came
to
Hebron at
break
of
day
.
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