“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.”
2 Samuel 2
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1Some 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.
“That David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. David said, Where shall I go up? And he said, To Hebron.”
“and came to pass after this. 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”
2So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
“So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitus, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.”
“So David went up there and his two wives also. Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite.”
3David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near 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 David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.”
4Then 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."
“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 Jabesh Gilead were the ones who had buried Saul.”
5So 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.
“David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh -Gilead and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that you have showed this kindness unto your Lord, even to Saul, and you have buried him.”
6Now 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 may the Lord show kindness and truth unto you. And I also will requit you this kindness because you have done this thing.”
7Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king."
“Now, therefore, let your hands be unstrengthened and be valiant for your master. Saul is dead. And also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
“Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, be valiant, for your master Saul is dead. And also the house of Judah has anointed me to be king over them.”
8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, took Saul's son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
“But Abner, the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ish -bosheth, the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanam”
9and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
“and he made him king over Gilead, over the Asherites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin and over all Israel.”
10Saul'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.
“Saul's son, was 40 years old when he began to reign over Israel and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David.”
“Ish -bathsheth, Saul's son, was 40 years old when he began to reign over Israel. And he reigned for two years. But the house of Judah followed David”
11And the length of 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 the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.”
12One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
“Now, Abner, the son of Ner and the servants of Ishbasheth, the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon”
13So 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, the son of Zariah and the servants of David, went out and they met them by the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.”
14Then Abner said to Joab, "Let us have the young men get up and compete before us." "Let them get up," Joab replied.
“then Abner said to Joab, let the young men now rise and compete before us. And Joab said, let them arise.”
15So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
“So they arose and went over by number 12 from Benjamin, followers of Ishmael, the son of Saul and 12 from the servants of David.”
16Then 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 each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in the opponent's side so that they fell down together. Therefore, the place was called the field of sharp swords, which is in Gibeon.”
17The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
“So there was a very fierce battle that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.”
“There was a very sore battle that day. Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel before the servants of David.”
“And that was a very sore battle that day and Abner was beaten and the men of Israel before the servants of David”
18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
“Now, the three sons of Zariah were there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.”
19and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
“So Asahel pursued Abner and in going, he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.”
“And Asahel chased or pursued after Abner. And in going, he turned not to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.”
20And Abner glanced back and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It is," Asahel replied.
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21So 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.
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22Once 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?"
“So Abner said again to Asahel, turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I ever face your brother Joab?”
23But 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.
“However, he refused to turn aside. Therefore, Abner struck him in the stomach with the blunt end of the spear so that the spear came out of his back and he fell down there and he died on the spot. So it was that as many as came…”
24But 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.
“Joab and Abishai also pursued Abner and the sun was going down till they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Agia by the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.”
25The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
“Now, the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became a unit and took their stand on top of a hill.”
“And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and they became one troop and stood on the top of the hill.”
26Then 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?"
“Then Abner called to Joab and said, shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?”
27"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 said, as God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning, all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.”
“And Joab said, As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely, then in the morning the people had gone up, every one from following his brother.”
28So Joab blew the ram's horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
“so Joab blew a trumpet and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.”
29And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
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30When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David's servants were missing,
“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.”
“So Joab returned from pursuing Abner, and when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David's servants, 19 men and Asahel,”
31but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
“but of the servants of David had struck down a Benjamin and Abner's men, 360 men who died.”
32Later, 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.
“they took up Asahel and buried him in his father's tomb, which is in Bethlehem, and Joab and his men went all night and they came to Hebron a daybreak.”