Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And it cometh
to pass afterwards
, that David asketh
at
Jehovah
, saying, `Do
I go up into one
of the cities of Judah? '
and Jehovah
saith
unto him, `
Go up. '
And David saith
, `
Whither do
I go up? '
and He saith
, `To
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.
And
David goeth
up thither, and also
his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail 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 who
`are'
with him hath
David brought
up --
a
man and
his household --
and they dwell
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 come
, and anoint
there David for
king over the house of Judah ;
and they declare
to
David, saying, `
The men of Jabesh-Gilead
`are'
they who
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 sendeth
messengers unto the men of Jabesh-Gilead
, and saith
unto them, `
Blessed `are'
ye of Jehovah
, in
that ye have done
this kindness with
your lord, with
Saul, that
ye
bury
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
doth
with
you
kindness and truth ,
and also,
I do
with
you this good
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 .
and
now ,
are
your hands strong
, and be ye for
sons
of
valour,
for your lord
Saul .
`
is '
dead, and also --
me
have
the house of Judah anointed for
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.
And
Abner ,
son of Ner, head
of the
host which
Saul
hath
, hath
taken
Ish-Bosheth,
son of Saul, and causeth
him to
pass
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 causeth
him to
reign
over Gilead, and over the Ashurite
, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over Israel
--
all of
it
.
And made
him king
over Gilead, and over the Ashurites
, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel
.
A
son of
forty years ,
`is'
Ish-Bosheth
son
of
Saul,
in
his
reigning
over Israel, and two years he
hath
reigned,
only
the house of Judah have
been
after
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 number
of
the
days
that David hath
been
king in Hebron ,
over the house of Judah ,
is
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 son of Ner goeth
out
, and servants of Ish-Bosheth
son of Saul, 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 son of Zeruiah, and servants of David, have
gone
out, and they
meet
by the pool of Gibeon together,
and sit
down, these
by
the pool
on this
`
side '
, and these
by
the pool
on that
.
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 saith
unto
Joab, `
Let the youths
rise,
I
pray
thee
, and they
play before us ;'
and Joab saith
, `
Let them rise
. '
And Abner said
to
Joab, Let the young
men
now
arise
, and play before us .
And Joab said
, Let them arise
.
And
they
rise
and pass
over ,
in
number twelve of Benjamin, even
of
Ish-Bosheth
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 lay
hold,
each
on
the head of
his
companion
, and his sword `is'
in the
side
of
his companion,
and
they fall
together ,
and
`one'
calleth
that place 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
is
very hard
on
that day ,
and Abner is
smitten
, 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 there are
there
three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel ,
and Asahel `is'
light
on
his
feet,
as one
of the
roes
which
`are'
in
the
field,
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 pursueth
after Abner ,
and hath
not
turned aside
to
go
to the right or
to the left ,
from after
Abner.
And Asahel pursued
after Abner ;
and in
going
he
turned not
to the right hand
nor
to the left from following
Abner.
And
Abner looketh
behind him, and saith
, `
Art thou he
--
Asahel? '
and he saith
, `
I `
am '
. '
Then
Abner looked
behind him, and said
, Art thou Asahel? And he answered
, I am.
And Abner saith
to him, `
Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and seize
for
thee one of the youths
, and take to
thee his armour;'
and
Asahel hath
not been
willing
to
turn aside from after
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 addeth
again ,
saying
unto
Asahel, `
Turn thee aside from after
me ,
why
do
I smite thee to the earth
? and
how do
I lift
up my face unto
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?
And
he refuseth
to turn aside ,
and
Abner smiteth
him
with the hinder part
of the spear unto
the fifth `
rib '
, and
the spear cometh
out from
behind him ,
and he falleth
there, and dieth
under
it;
and it cometh
to pass, every
one
who
hath
come
unto
the place where Asahel hath
fallen
and dieth
--
they
stand
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.
And
Joab and Abishai pursue
after Abner ,
and the sun hath
gone
in,
and
they have
come in
unto
the height
of Ammah, which
`is'
on
the
front
of
Giah ,
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 sons
of Benjamin gather
themselves together after Abner, and become
one troop, and stand
on the top of a
certain
height,
And the children
of Benjamin gathered
themselves together after Abner, and became
one troop, and stood
on the top of an
hill.
and
Abner calleth
unto
Joab, and saith
, `For
ever
doth
the sword consume
? hast
thou not known
that it is
bitterness in the latter end? and
till
when
dost
thou not
say
to
the people to
turn
back
from after
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 saith
, `
God liveth !
for
unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from
the morning had
the people gone up each
from after
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.
And
Joab bloweth
with
a trumpet, and all the people stand
still, and pursue
no
more
after Israel, nor
have
they added
any more to
fight
.
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 have
gone
through
the
plain
all that night, and pass
over the
Jordan, and go
on
`
through '
all Bithron, and come
in
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 hath
turned
back
from after
Abner ,
and gathereth
all the people, and
there are
lacking
of the
servants of
David
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 .
and
the servants of David have
smitten of Benjamin, even
among
the
men
of Abner
, three hundred and sixty
men --
they
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 lift
up Asahel, and bury
him in the burying-place
of his father, which `is'
in Beth-Lehem,
and they
go
all
the
night
--
Joab and his men --
and it
is
light
to them
in
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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