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2 Samuel 3 (WEBP)

[1] Now there was long war between Saul’s house and David’s house. David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul’s house grew weaker and weaker.
[2] Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
[3] and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
[4] and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
[5] and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
[6] While there was war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner made himself strong in Saul’s house.
[7] Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?”
[8] Then Abner was very angry about Ishbosheth’s words, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to your father Saul’s house, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman!
[9] God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I don’t do even so to him:
[10] to transfer the kingdom from Saul’s house, and to set up David’s throne over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.”
[11] He could not answer Abner another word, because he was afraid of him.
[12] Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” and saying, “Make your alliance with me, and behold, my hand will be with you to bring all Israel around to you.”
[13] David said, “Good. I will make a treaty with you, but one thing I require of you. That is, you will not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.”
[14] David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I was given to marry for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
[15] Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband, Paltiel the son of Laish.
[16] Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go! Return!” and he returned.
[17] Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.
[18] Now then do it! For Yahweh has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.’ ”
[19] Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
[20] So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
[21] Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
[22] Behold, David’s servants and Joab came from a raid and brought in a great plunder with them; but Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.
[23] When Joab and all the army who was with him had come, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he has gone in peace.”
[24] Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, and he is already gone?
[25] You know Abner the son of Ner. He came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.”
[26] When Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David didn’t know it.
[27] When Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother.
[28] Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom are guiltless before Yahweh forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
[29] Let it fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.”
[30] So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
[31] David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn in front of Abner.” King David followed the bier.
[32] They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at Abner’s grave; and all the people wept.
[33] The king lamented for Abner, and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?
[34] Your hands weren’t bound, and your feet weren’t put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell.” All the people wept again over him.
[35] All the people came to urge David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else, until the sun goes down.”
[36] All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as whatever the king did pleased all the people.
[37] So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.
[38] The king said to his servants, “Don’t you know that a prince and a great man has fallen today in Israel?
[39] I am weak today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. May Yahweh reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.”

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 3 (KJVS)

[1] Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed () stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed () weaker and weaker.
[2] And unto David were sons born () () () in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
[3] and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
[4] and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
[5] and the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born () to David in Hebron.
[6] And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong () for the house of Saul.
[7] And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said () to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in () unto my father’s concubine?
[8] Then was Abner very wroth () for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, () Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew () kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered () thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest () me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
[9] So do () God to Abner, and more also, () except, as the Lord hath sworn () to David, even so I do () to him;
[10] to translate () the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up () the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
[11] And he could () not answer () Abner a word again, because he feared () him.
[12] And Abner sent () messengers to David on his behalf, saying, () Whose is the land? saying () also, Make () thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about () all Israel unto thee.
[13] And he said, () Well; I will make () a league with thee: but one thing I require () of thee, that is, () Thou shalt not see () my face, except thou first bring () Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest () to see () my face.
[14] And David sent () messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, () Deliver () me my wife Michal, which I espoused () to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
[15] And Ish-bosheth sent, () and took () her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish. ()
[16] And her husband went () with her along weeping () () behind her to Bahurim. Then said () Abner unto him, Go, () return. () And he returned. ()
[17] And Abner had communication () with the elders of Israel, saying, () Ye sought () for David in times past to be king over you:
[18] now then do () it: for the Lord hath spoken () of David, saying, () By the hand of my servant David I will save () my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. ()
[19] And Abner also spake () in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went () also to speak () in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
[20] So Abner came () to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made () Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
[21] And Abner said () unto David, I will arise () and go, () and will gather () all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make () a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign () over all that thine heart desireth. () And David sent Abner away; () and he went () in peace.
[22] And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came () from pursuing a troop, and brought in () a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, () and he was gone () in peace.
[23] When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, () they told () Joab, saying, () Abner the son of Ner came () to the king, and he hath sent him away, () and he is gone () in peace.
[24] Then Joab came () to the king, and said, () What hast thou done? () behold, Abner came () unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, () and he is quite () gone? ()
[25] Thou knowest () Abner the son of Ner, that he came () to deceive () thee, and to know () thy going out and thy coming in, () and to know () all that thou doest. ()
[26] And when Joab was come out () from David, he sent () messengers after Abner, which brought him again () from the well of Sirah: but David knew () it not.
[27] And when Abner was returned () to Hebron, Joab took him aside () in the gate to speak () with him quietly, and smote () him there under the fifth rib, that he died, () for the blood of Asahel his brother.
[28] And afterward when David heard () it, he said, () I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
[29] let it rest () on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail () from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, () or that is a leper, () or that leaneth () on a staff, or that falleth () on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
[30] So Joab and Abishai his brother slew () Abner, because he had slain () their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
[31] And David said () to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend () your clothes, and gird () you with sackcloth, and mourn () before Abner. And king David himself followed () the bier.
[32] And they buried () Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up () his voice, and wept () at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. ()
[33] And the king lamented () over Abner, and said, () Died () Abner as a fool dieth?
[34] Thy hands were not bound, () nor thy feet put () into fetters: As a man falleth () before wicked men, so fellest () thou. And all the people wept () again () over him.
[35] And when all the people came () to cause David to eat () meat while it was yet day, David sware, () saying, () So do () God to me, and more also, () if I taste () bread, or ought else, till the sun be down. ()
[36] And all the people took notice () of it, and it pleased () them: as whatsoever the king did () pleased all the people.
[37] For all the people and all Israel understood () that day that it was not of the king to slay () Abner the son of Ner.
[38] And the king said () unto his servants, Know () ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen () this day in Israel?
[39] And I am this day weak, though anointed () king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward () the doer of evil () according to his wickedness.

2 Samuel 3:13 Heb. saying
2 Samuel 3:16 Heb. going, and weeping
2 Samuel 3:17 Heb. both yesterday, and the third day
2 Samuel 3:27 Or, peaceably
2 Samuel 3:28 Heb. bloods
2 Samuel 3:29 Heb. be cut off
2 Samuel 3:31 Heb. bed
2 Samuel 3:34 Heb. children of iniquity
2 Samuel 3:36 Heb. was good in their eyes
2 Samuel 3:39 Heb. tender

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 3 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο ο πολεμος επι πολυ ανα μεσον του οικου σαουλ και ανα μεσον του οικου δαυιδ και ο οικος δαυιδ επορευετο και εκραταιουτο και ο οικος σαουλ επορευετο και ησθενει
[2] και ετεχθησαν τω δαυιδ υιοι εν χεβρων και ην ο πρωτοτοκος αυτου αμνων της αχινοομ της ιεζραηλιτιδος
[3] και ο δευτερος αυτου δαλουια της αβιγαιας της καρμηλιας και ο τριτος αβεσσαλωμ υιος μααχα θυγατρος θολμι βασιλεως γεσιρ
[4] και ο τεταρτος ορνια υιος φεγγιθ και ο πεμπτος σαβατια της αβιταλ
[5] και ο εκτος ιεθερααμ της αιγλα γυναικος δαυιδ ουτοι ετεχθησαν τω δαυιδ εν χεβρων
[6] και εγενετο εν τω ειναι τον πολεμον ανα μεσον του οικου σαουλ και ανα μεσον του οικου δαυιδ και αβεννηρ ην κρατων του οικου σαουλ
[7] και τω σαουλ παλλακη ρεσφα θυγατηρ ιαλ και ειπεν μεμφιβοσθε υιος σαουλ προς αβεννηρ τι οτι εισηλθες προς την παλλακην του πατρος μου
[8] και εθυμωθη σφοδρα αβεννηρ περι του λογου μεμφιβοσθε και ειπεν αβεννηρ προς αυτον μη κεφαλη κυνος εγω ειμι εποιησα ελεος σημερον μετα του οικου σαουλ του πατρος σου και περι αδελφων και γνωριμων και ουκ ηυτομολησα εις τον οικον δαυιδ και επιζητεις επ εμε υπερ αδικιας γυναικος σημερον
[9] ταδε ποιησαι ο θεος τω αβεννηρ και ταδε προσθειη αυτω οτι καθως ωμοσεν κυριος τω δαυιδ οτι ουτως ποιησω αυτω εν τη ημερα ταυτη
[10] περιελειν την βασιλειαν απο του οικου σαουλ και του αναστησαι τον θρονον δαυιδ επι ισραηλ και επι τον ιουδαν απο δαν εως βηρσαβεε
[11] και ουκ ηδυνασθη ετι μεμφιβοσθε αποκριθηναι τω αβεννηρ ρημα απο του φοβεισθαι αυτον
[12] και απεστειλεν αβεννηρ αγγελους προς δαυιδ εις θαιλαμ ου ην παραχρημα λεγων διαθου διαθηκην σου μετ εμου και ιδου η χειρ μου μετα σου του επιστρεψαι προς σε παντα τον οικον ισραηλ
[13] και ειπεν δαυιδ εγω καλως διαθησομαι προς σε διαθηκην πλην λογον ενα εγω αιτουμαι παρα σου λεγων ουκ οψει το προσωπον μου εαν μη αγαγης την μελχολ θυγατερα σαουλ παραγινομενου σου ιδειν το προσωπον μου
[14] και εξαπεστειλεν δαυιδ προς μεμφιβοσθε υιον σαουλ αγγελους λεγων αποδος μοι την γυναικα μου την μελχολ ην ελαβον εν εκατον ακροβυστιαις αλλοφυλων
[15] και απεστειλεν μεμφιβοσθε και ελαβεν αυτην παρα του ανδρος αυτης παρα φαλτιηλ υιου σελλης
[16] και επορευετο ο ανηρ αυτης μετ αυτης κλαιων οπισω αυτης εως βαρακιμ και ειπεν προς αυτον αβεννηρ πορευου αναστρεφε και ανεστρεψεν
[17] και ειπεν αβεννηρ προς τους πρεσβυτερους ισραηλ λεγων εχθες και τριτην εζητειτε τον δαυιδ βασιλευειν εφ υμων
[18] και νυν ποιησατε οτι κυριος ελαλησεν περι δαυιδ λεγων εν χειρι του δουλου μου δαυιδ σωσω τον ισραηλ εκ χειρος αλλοφυλων και εκ χειρος παντων των εχθρων αυτων
[19] και ελαλησεν αβεννηρ εν τοις ωσιν βενιαμιν και επορευθη αβεννηρ του λαλησαι εις τα ωτα του δαυιδ εις χεβρων παντα οσα ηρεσεν εν οφθαλμοις ισραηλ και εν οφθαλμοις παντος οικου βενιαμιν
[20] και ηλθεν αβεννηρ προς δαυιδ εις χεβρων και μετ αυτου εικοσι ανδρες και εποιησεν δαυιδ τω αβεννηρ και τοις ανδρασιν τοις μετ αυτου ποτον
[21] και ειπεν αβεννηρ προς δαυιδ αναστησομαι δη και πορευσομαι και συναθροισω προς κυριον μου τον βασιλεα παντα ισραηλ και διαθησομαι μετα σου διαθηκην και βασιλευσεις επι πασιν οις επιθυμει η ψυχη σου και απεστειλεν δαυιδ τον αβεννηρ και επορευθη εν ειρηνη
[22] και ιδου οι παιδες δαυιδ και ιωαβ παρεγινοντο εκ της εξοδιας και σκυλα πολλα εφερον μετ αυτων και αβεννηρ ουκ ην μετα δαυιδ εις χεβρων οτι απεσταλκει αυτον και απεληλυθει εν ειρηνη
[23] και ιωαβ και πασα η στρατια αυτου ηχθησαν και απηγγελη τω ιωαβ λεγοντες ηκει αβεννηρ υιος νηρ προς δαυιδ και απεσταλκεν αυτον και απηλθεν εν ειρηνη
[24] και εισηλθεν ιωαβ προς τον βασιλεα και ειπεν τι τουτο εποιησας ιδου ηλθεν αβεννηρ προς σε και ινα τι εξαπεσταλκας αυτον και απεληλυθεν εν ειρηνη
[25] η ουκ οιδας την κακιαν αβεννηρ υιου νηρ οτι απατησαι σε παρεγενετο και γνωναι την εξοδον σου και την εισοδον σου και γνωναι απαντα οσα συ ποιεις
[26] και ανεστρεψεν ιωαβ απο του δαυιδ και απεστειλεν αγγελους οπισω αβεννηρ και επιστρεφουσιν αυτον απο του φρεατος του σειραμ και δαυιδ ουκ ηδει
[27] και επεστρεψεν αβεννηρ εις χεβρων και εξεκλινεν αυτον ιωαβ εκ πλαγιων της πυλης λαλησαι προς αυτον ενεδρευων και επαταξεν αυτον εκει επι την ψοαν και απεθανεν εν τω αιματι ασαηλ του αδελφου ιωαβ
[28] και ηκουσεν δαυιδ μετα ταυτα και ειπεν αθωος ειμι εγω και η βασιλεια μου απο κυριου εως αιωνος απο των αιματων αβεννηρ υιου νηρ
[29] καταντησατωσαν επι κεφαλην ιωαβ και επι παντα τον οικον του πατρος αυτου και μη εκλιποι εκ του οικου ιωαβ γονορρυης και λεπρος και κρατων σκυταλης και πιπτων εν ρομφαια και ελασσουμενος αρτοις
[30] ιωαβ δε και αβεσσα ο αδελφος αυτου διεπαρετηρουντο τον αβεννηρ ανθ ων εθανατωσεν τον ασαηλ τον αδελφον αυτων εν γαβαων εν τω πολεμω
[31] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς ιωαβ και προς παντα τον λαον τον μετ αυτου διαρρηξατε τα ιματια υμων και περιζωσασθε σακκους και κοπτεσθε εμπροσθεν αβεννηρ και ο βασιλευς δαυιδ επορευετο οπισω της κλινης
[32] και θαπτουσιν τον αβεννηρ εις χεβρων και ηρεν ο βασιλευς την φωνην αυτου και εκλαυσεν επι του ταφου αυτου και εκλαυσεν πας ο λαος επι αβεννηρ
[33] και εθρηνησεν ο βασιλευς επι αβεννηρ και ειπεν ει κατα τον θανατον ναβαλ αποθανειται αβεννηρ
[34] αι χειρες σου ουκ εδεθησαν οι ποδες σου ουκ εν πεδαις ου προσηγαγεν ως ναβαλ ενωπιον υιων αδικιας επεσας και συνηχθη πας ο λαος του κλαυσαι αυτον
[35] και ηλθεν πας ο λαος περιδειπνησαι τον δαυιδ αρτοις ετι ουσης ημερας και ωμοσεν δαυιδ λεγων ταδε ποιησαι μοι ο θεος και ταδε προσθειη οτι εαν μη δυη ο ηλιος ου μη γευσωμαι αρτου η απο παντος τινος
[36] και εγνω πας ο λαος και ηρεσεν ενωπιον αυτων παντα οσα εποιησεν ο βασιλευς ενωπιον του λαου
[37] και εγνω πας ο λαος και πας ισραηλ εν τη ημερα εκεινη οτι ουκ εγενετο παρα του βασιλεως θανατωσαι τον αβεννηρ υιον νηρ
[38] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς τους παιδας αυτου ουκ οιδατε οτι ηγουμενος μεγας πεπτωκεν εν τη ημερα ταυτη εν τω ισραηλ
[39] και οτι εγω ειμι σημερον συγγενης και καθεσταμενος υπο βασιλεως οι δε ανδρες ουτοι υιοι σαρουιας σκληροτεροι μου εισιν ανταποδω κυριος τω ποιουντι πονηρα κατα την κακιαν αυτου