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World English Bible

2 Samuel 2 (WEBP)

[1] After this, David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”
[2] So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
[3] David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
[4] The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”
[5] David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.
[6] Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
[7] Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
[8] Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
[9] He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
[10] Ishbosheth, 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.
[11] The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
[12] Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
[13] Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants 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.
[14] Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”
[15] Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
[16] They each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
[17] The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.
[18] The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
[19] Asahel pursued Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
[20] Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
[21] Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.
[22] Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”
[23] However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
[24] But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
[25] The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
[26] Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”
[27] Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”
[28] So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
[29] 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.
[30] Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.
[31] But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died.
[32] They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.

2 Samuel 2:16 “Helkath Hazzurim” means “field of daggers”.
2 Samuel 2:27 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 2 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass after this, that David enquired () 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] So David went up () thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.
[3] And his men that were with him did David bring up, () every man with his household: and they dwelt () in the cities of Hebron.
[4] 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 Jabesh-gilead were they that buried () Saul.
[5] And David sent () messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said () unto them, Blessed () be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed () this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried () him.
[6] And now the Lord shew () kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite () you this kindness, because ye have done () this thing.
[7] 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.
[8] But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took () Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over () to Mahanaim;
[9] and made him king () over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
[10] Ish-bosheth 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.
[11] And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
[12] And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out () from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
[13] 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.
[14] And Abner said () to Joab, Let the young men now arise, () and play () before us. And Joab said, () Let them arise. ()
[15] Then there arose () and went over () by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
[16] 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.
[17] And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, () and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
[18] And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
[19] And Asahel pursued () after Abner; and in going () he turned () not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
[20] Then Abner looked () behind him, and said, () Art thou Asahel? And he answered, () I am.
[21] 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 armour. But Asahel would () not turn aside () from following of him.
[22] 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?
[23] 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. ()
[24] 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.
[25] And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together () after Abner, and became one troop, and stood () on the top of an hill.
[26] 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?
[27] 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.
[28] So Joab blew () a trumpet, and all the people stood still, () and pursued () after Israel no more, neither fought () they any more. ()
[29] 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.
[30] 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.
[31] But the servants of David had smitten () of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. ()
[32] 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 they came to Hebron at break of day. ()

2 Samuel 2:7 Heb. be ye the sons of valor
2 Samuel 2:11 Heb. number of days
2 Samuel 2:13 Heb. them together
2 Samuel 2:16 That is, The field of strong men
2 Samuel 2:18a Heb. of his feet
2 Samuel 2:18b Heb. as one of the Roes that is in the field
2 Samuel 2:19 Heb. from after Abner
2 Samuel 2:21 Or, spoil
2 Samuel 2:27a Heb. from the morning
2 Samuel 2:27b Or, gone away

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 2 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και επηρωτησεν δαυιδ εν κυριω λεγων ει αναβω εις μιαν των πολεων ιουδα και ειπεν κυριος προς αυτον αναβηθι και ειπεν δαυιδ που αναβω και ειπεν εις χεβρων
[2] και ανεβη εκει δαυιδ εις χεβρων και αμφοτεραι αι γυναικες αυτου αχινοομ η ιεζραηλιτις και αβιγαια η γυνη ναβαλ του καρμηλιου
[3] και οι ανδρες οι μετ αυτου εκαστος και ο οικος αυτου και κατωκουν εν ταις πολεσιν χεβρων
[4] και ερχονται ανδρες της ιουδαιας και χριουσιν τον δαυιδ εκει του βασιλευειν επι τον οικον ιουδα και απηγγειλαν τω δαυιδ λεγοντες οτι οι ανδρες ιαβις της γαλααδιτιδος εθαψαν τον σαουλ
[5] και απεστειλεν δαυιδ αγγελους προς τους ηγουμενους ιαβις της γαλααδιτιδος και ειπεν προς αυτους ευλογημενοι υμεις τω κυριω οτι πεποιηκατε το ελεος τουτο επι τον κυριον υμων επι σαουλ τον χριστον κυριου και εθαψατε αυτον και ιωναθαν τον υιον αυτου
[6] και νυν ποιησαι κυριος μεθ υμων ελεος και αληθειαν και γε εγω ποιησω μεθ υμων τα αγαθα ταυτα οτι εποιησατε το ρημα τουτο
[7] και νυν κραταιουσθωσαν αι χειρες υμων και γινεσθε εις υιους δυνατους οτι τεθνηκεν ο κυριος υμων σαουλ και γε εμε κεχρικεν ο οικος ιουδα εφ εαυτους εις βασιλεα
[8] και αβεννηρ υιος νηρ αρχιστρατηγος του σαουλ ελαβεν τον ιεβοσθε υιον σαουλ και ανεβιβασεν αυτον εκ της παρεμβολης εις μαναεμ
[9] και εβασιλευσεν αυτον επι την γαλααδιτιν και επι τον θασιρι και επι τον ιεζραελ και επι τον εφραιμ και επι τον βενιαμιν και επι παντα ισραηλ
[10] τεσσαρακοντα ετων ιεβοσθε υιος σαουλ οτε εβασιλευσεν επι τον ισραηλ και δυο ετη εβασιλευσεν πλην του οικου ιουδα οι ησαν οπισω δαυιδ
[11] και εγενοντο αι ημεραι ας δαυιδ εβασιλευσεν εν χεβρων επι τον οικον ιουδα επτα ετη και εξ μηνας
[12] και εξηλθεν αβεννηρ υιος νηρ και οι παιδες ιεβοσθε υιου σαουλ εκ μαναεμ εις γαβαων
[13] και ιωαβ υιος σαρουιας και οι παιδες δαυιδ εξηλθοσαν εκ χεβρων και συναντωσιν αυτοις επι την κρηνην την γαβαων επι το αυτο και εκαθισαν ουτοι επι την κρηνην την γαβαων εντευθεν και ουτοι επι την κρηνην εντευθεν
[14] και ειπεν αβεννερ προς ιωαβ αναστητωσαν δη τα παιδαρια και παιξατωσαν ενωπιον ημων και ειπεν ιωαβ αναστητωσαν
[15] και ανεστησαν και παρηλθον εν αριθμω των παιδων βενιαμιν δωδεκα των ιεβοσθε υιου σαουλ και δωδεκα εκ των παιδων δαυιδ
[16] και εκρατησαν εκαστος τη χειρι την κεφαλην του πλησιον αυτου και μαχαιρα αυτου εις πλευραν του πλησιον αυτου και πιπτουσιν κατα το αυτο και εκληθη το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου μερις των επιβουλων η εστιν εν γαβαων
[17] και εγενετο ο πολεμος σκληρος ωστε λιαν εν τη ημερα εκεινη και επταισεν αβεννηρ και ανδρες ισραηλ ενωπιον παιδων δαυιδ
[18] και εγενοντο εκει τρεις υιοι σαρουιας ιωαβ και αβεσσα και ασαηλ και ασαηλ κουφος τοις ποσιν αυτου ωσει μια δορκας εν αγρω
[19] και κατεδιωξεν ασαηλ οπισω αβεννηρ και ουκ εξεκλινεν του πορευεσθαι εις δεξια ουδε εις αριστερα κατοπισθεν αβεννηρ
[20] και επεβλεψεν αβεννηρ εις τα οπισω αυτου και ειπεν ει συ ει αυτος ασαηλ και ειπεν εγω ειμι
[21] και ειπεν αυτω αβεννηρ εκκλινον συ εις τα δεξια η εις τα αριστερα και κατασχε σαυτω εν των παιδαριων και λαβε σεαυτω την πανοπλιαν αυτου και ουκ ηθελησεν ασαηλ εκκλιναι εκ των οπισθεν αυτου
[22] και προσεθετο ετι αβεννηρ λεγων τω ασαηλ αποστηθι απ εμου ινα μη παταξω σε εις την γην και πως αρω το προσωπον μου προς ιωαβ και που εστιν ταυτα επιστρεφε προς ιωαβ τον αδελφον σου
[23] και ουκ εβουλετο του αποστηναι και τυπτει αυτον αβεννηρ εν τω οπισω του δορατος επι την ψοαν και διεξηλθεν το δορυ εκ των οπισω αυτου και πιπτει εκει και αποθνησκει υποκατω αυτου και εγενετο πας ο ερχομενος εως του τοπου ου επεσεν εκει ασαηλ και απεθανεν και υφιστατο
[24] και κατεδιωξεν ιωαβ και αβεσσα οπισω αβεννηρ και ο ηλιος εδυνεν και αυτοι εισηλθον εως του βουνου αμμαν ο εστιν επι προσωπου γαι οδον ερημον γαβαων
[25] και συναθροιζονται υιοι βενιαμιν οι οπισω αβεννηρ και εγενηθησαν εις συναντησιν μιαν και εστησαν επι κεφαλην βουνου ενος
[26] και εκαλεσεν αβεννηρ ιωαβ και ειπεν μη εις νικος καταφαγεται η ρομφαια η ουκ οιδας οτι πικρα εσται εις τα εσχατα και εως ποτε ου μη ειπης τω λαω αναστρεφειν απο οπισθεν των αδελφων ημων
[27] και ειπεν ιωαβ ζη κυριος οτι ει μη ελαλησας διοτι τοτε εκ πρωιθεν ανεβη ο λαος εκαστος κατοπισθεν του αδελφου αυτου
[28] και εσαλπισεν ιωαβ τη σαλπιγγι και απεστησαν πας ο λαος και ου κατεδιωξαν οπισω του ισραηλ και ου προσεθεντο ετι του πολεμειν
[29] και αβεννηρ και οι ανδρες αυτου απηλθον εις δυσμας ολην την νυκτα εκεινην και διεβαιναν τον ιορδανην και επορευθησαν ολην την παρατεινουσαν και ερχονται εις την παρεμβολην
[30] και ιωαβ ανεστρεψεν οπισθεν απο του αβεννηρ και συνηθροισεν παντα τον λαον και επεσκεπησαν των παιδων δαυιδ εννεακαιδεκα ανδρες και ασαηλ
[31] και οι παιδες δαυιδ επαταξαν των υιων βενιαμιν των ανδρων αβεννηρ τριακοσιους εξηκοντα ανδρας παρ αυτου
[32] και αιρουσιν τον ασαηλ και θαπτουσιν αυτον εν τω ταφω του πατρος αυτου εν βαιθλεεμ και επορευθη ιωαβ και οι ανδρες οι μετ αυτου ολην την νυκτα και διεφαυσεν αυτοις εν χεβρων

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