Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Some
time
later
, David inquired
of
the
LORD
, “Should
I go up to
one of the towns
of Judah? ”
“
Go up ,”
the
LORD
answered
. Then
David asked
, “Where
should
I go? ”
“
To Hebron ,”
replied
the
LORD
.
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. '
So
David went
there
with
his two wives, Ahinoam of
Jezreel
and Abigail the
widow
of Nabal of
Carmel.
And
David goeth
up
thither,
and
also
his two wives, Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess,
and Abigail wife
of Nabal the
Carmelite;
David
also
took
the
men who were
with him ,
each
with
his household ,
and they settled
in the towns
near
Hebron.
and
his
men who `are'
with him hath
David
brought
up
--
a
man
and
his household --
and they dwell
in the cities
of
Hebron.
Then
the men of Judah came
to
Hebron
, and there they
anointed
David king over the house of Judah .
And they told
David, “It
was
the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul. ”
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. '
So
David sent
messengers to
the men of Jabesh-gilead to
tell
them, “The
LORD
bless
you
, because
you
showed
this kindness to
Saul
your lord when
you
buried
him.
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.
Now may
the
LORD
show
you loving
devotion
and faithfulness
, and I
will
also show
you the
same
favor
because you
have done this .
`And,
now ,
Jehovah
doth
with
you kindness
and truth
, and also ,
I
do
with
you this
good
because ye
have done this thing;
Now then
, be
strong and courageous
, for though
Saul
your lord is dead, the house of Judah has
anointed me
as
their
king. ”
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
. '
Meanwhile,
Abner son of Ner, the
commander
of Saul’s
army
, took
Saul’s
son
Ish-bosheth, moved
him to Mahanaim,
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,
and made
him king
over Gilead, Asher
, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin —
over all
Israel.
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
.
Saul’s
son Ish-bosheth was
forty
years
old
when
he
began
to
reign
over Israel, and he
reigned
for
two years .
The house of Judah ,
however,
followed
David.
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.
And the length
of time
that David was
king in Hebron over the house of Judah was
seven years and six months.
And the number
of the
days
that David hath
been
king in Hebron ,
over the house of Judah ,
is
seven years and six months.
One
day
Abner son of Ner and the
servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched
out
from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
And
Abner son of Ner goeth
out,
and servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul ,
from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
So
Joab son of Zeruiah, along
with
the
servants of David, marched
out and met
them
by the pool of Gibeon .
And the two
camps
took
up
positions
on opposite
sides
of
the pool.
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
.
Then
Abner said
to
Joab, “
Let us
have
the young
men
get
up
and compete
before us .”
“
Let them get
up,”
Joab
replied
.
And
Abner saith
unto
Joab, `
Let the youths
rise,
I
pray
thee,
and they
play
before us ;'
and
Joab
saith,
`
Let them rise
. '
So
they got
up
and were
counted
off—
twelve for
Benjamin and
Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for
David.
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
each man
grabbed
his
opponent
by
the head and thrust
his sword into
his
opponent’s
side, and they all
fell
together .
So
this
place, which is in Gibeon, is
called
Helkath-hazzurim.
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,
The battle that day was
intense
, and Abner and the men of Israel were
defeated
by
the servants of David.
and
the battle is
very
hard
on
that day, and Abner is
smitten,
and the men of Israel ,
before
the servants of David.
The
three sons of Zeruiah were
there:
Joab, Abishai, and Asahel .
Now
Asahel was
fleet
of foot
like
a
wild
gazelle
,
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 he
chased
Abner, not turning
to the right or to the left in
his
pursuit
.
And Asahel
pursueth
after
Abner, and
hath
not turned
aside
to go
to
the right or to the left ,
from
after
Abner
.
And Abner glanced
back
and
said
, “Is
that
you
, Asahel? ”
“It
is
, ”
Asahel
replied
.
And Abner looketh
behind
him
, and
saith
, `Art
thou
he
--
Asahel? '
and
he
saith
, `I
`am'
. '
So
Abner told
him, “
Turn to your
right or to your
left, seize one of the young
men
, and take his equipment
for
yourself.”
But
Asahel would
not stop
chasing
him.
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.
Once
again, Abner
warned
Asahel, “Stop
chasing
me .
Why should
I strike
you
to the ground
? How could
I show
my face to
your
brother
Joab? ”
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
? '
But
Asahel
refused
to turn away;
so
Abner thrust
the butt
of his
spear into
his
stomach
, and it
came
out his
back
, and he fell
dead
on
the
spot.
And every
man
paused
when
he
came
to the place where Asahel had
fallen and died
.
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
.
But
Joab and Abishai pursued
Abner .
By
sunset
, they
had
gone as
far
as
the hill
of Ammah opposite
Giah
on the way to
the wilderness of Gibeon.
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.
The Benjamites
rallied
to
Abner, formed
a
single
unit
, and took
their
stand atop
a hill.
And
the sons
of
Benjamin
gather
themselves
together
after
Abner, and
become
one
troop
, and stand on
the
top
of
a certain
height,
Then
Abner called
out
to
Joab :
“Must
the sword devour
forever
? Do
you
not realize
that this
will
only
end
in
bitterness? How
long
before
you
tell
the troops
to stop
pursuing
their brothers
? ”
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
? '
“As
surely
as
God
lives,”
Joab replied
, “if
you
had
not
spoken up
, the troops
would
have
continued
pursuing
their
brothers
until
morning. ”
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
. '
So
Joab blew
the
ram’s
horn
, and all the troops
stopped;
they
no longer
pursued
Israel or
continued
to fight.
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.
And all
that
night
Abner and his men marched
through the Arabah.
They
crossed
the Jordan, marched
all morning
, and arrived
at
Mahanaim.
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.
When
Joab returned
from pursuing
Abner, he
gathered
all the troops.
In
addition
to
Asahel
, nineteen
of David’s
servants were
missing
,
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;
but
they
had
struck
down
360
Benjamites
who
were
with
Abner.
and
the
servants
of
David
have
smitten
of
Benjamin,
even
among
the
men
of
Abner ,
three
hundred
and
sixty
men
--
they
died
.
Later,
they took
Asahel and buried
him in his father’s
tomb
in Bethlehem.
Then
Joab and his men marched
all
night
and reached
Hebron at
daybreak
.
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.
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