2Samuel:1-2
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Now it came to pass after the death of Saul Sha #
uwl #,
when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites ,
and David had abode two days in Ziklag ;
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It came even to pass on the third day ,
that ,
behold ,
a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent ,
and earth upon his head ro #
sh #:
and so it was ,
when he came to David ,
that he fell to the earth ,
and did obeisance .
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And David said unto him ,
From whence comest thou ?
And he said unto him ,
Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped .
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And David said unto him ,
How went the matter ?
I pray thee ,
tell me .
And he answered ,
That the people are fled from the battle ,
and many of the people also are fallen and dead ;
and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also .
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And David said unto the young man that told him ,
How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead ?
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And the young man that told him said ,
As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa ,
behold ,
Saul leaned upon his spear ;
and ,
lo ,
the chariots and horsemen #
H6571followed hard after him .
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And when he looked behind him ,
he saw me ,
and called unto me .
And I answered ,
Here am I .
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And he said unto me ,
Who art thou ?
And I answered him ,
I am an Amalekite .
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He said unto me again ,
Stand ,
I pray thee ,
upon me ,
and slay me :
for anguish is come upon me ,
because my life is yet whole in me .
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So I stood upon him ,
and slew him ,
because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen :
and I took the crown that was upon his head ro #
sh #,
and the bracelet #
ets #
adah #
that was on his arm ,
and have brought them hither unto my lord .
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Then David took hold on his clothes ,
and rent them ;
and likewise all the men that were with him :
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And they mourned ,
and wept ,
and fasted until even ,
for Saul Sha #
uwl #,
and for Jonathan his son ,
and for the people of the LORD ,
and for the house of Israel Yisra #
el #;
because they were fallen by the sword .
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And David said unto the young man that told him ,
Whence art thou ?
And he answered ,
I am the son of a stranger #
H1616 ,
an Amalekite .
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And David said unto him ,
How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORDS anointed ?
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And David called one of the young men na #
ar #,
and said ,
Go near ,
and fall upon him .
And he smote him that he died .
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And David said unto him ,
Thy blood be upon thy head ro #
sh #;
for thy mouth hath testified against thee ,
saying ,
I have slain the LORDS anointed .
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son :
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Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow :
behold ,
it is written in the book of Jasher . )
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The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places :
how are the mighty fallen !
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Tell it not in Gath ,
publish it not in the streets of Askelon #
Ashq @
lown #;
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice ,
lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph .
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Ye mountains of Gilboa ,
let there be no dew ,
neither let there be rain ,
upon you ,
nor fields of offerings :
for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away ,
the shield of Saul Sha #
uwl #,
as though he had not been anointed with oil .
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From the blood of the slain ,
from the fat of the mighty ,
the bow of Jonathan turned not back ,
and the sword of Saul returned not empty .
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Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives ,
and in their death they were not divided :
they were swifter than eagles ,
they were stronger than lions .
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Ye daughters of Israel Yisra #
el #,
weep over Saul Sha #
uwl #,
who clothed you in scarlet ,
with other delights ,
who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel .
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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle !
O Jonathan ,
thou wast slain in thine high places .
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I am distressed for thee ,
my brother Jonathan :
very pleasant hast thou been unto me :
thy love to me was wonderful ,
passing the love of women .
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How are the mighty fallen ,
and the weapons of war perished !
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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 .
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So David went up thither ,
and his two wives also ,
Ahinoam #
Achiyno #
am #
the Jezreelitess Yizr @#
e #
liyth #,
and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite .
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And his men that were with him did David bring up ,
every man with his household :
and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron .
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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 Yabesh #
were they that buried Saul Sha #
uwl #.
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And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead Yabesh #
Gil #
ad #,
and said unto them ,
Blessed be ye of the LORD ,
that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord ,
even unto Saul Sha #
uwl #,
and have buried him .
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And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you :
and I also will requite you this kindness ,
because ye have done this thing .
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Therefore now let your hands be strengthened ,
and be ye valiant ben #:
for your master Saul is dead ,
and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them .
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But Abner the son of Ner ,
captain of Sauls host ,
took Ishbosheth #
Iysh-Bosheth #
the son of Saul Sha #
uwl #,
and brought him over to Mahanaim ;
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And made him king over Gilead Gil #
ad #,
and over the Ashurites ,
and over Jezreel Yizr @#
e #
l #,
and over Ephraim ,
and over Benjamin ,
and over all Israel Yisra #
el #.
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Ishbosheth #
Iysh-Bosheth #
Sauls son was forty #
arba #
iym #
years old when he began to reign over Israel Yisra #
el #,
and reigned two years .
But the house of Judah followed David .
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And the time micpar #
that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months .
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And Abner the son of Ner ,
and the servants of Ishbosheth #
Iysh-Bosheth #
the son of Saul Sha #
uwl #,
went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon Gib #
own #.
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And Joab the son of Zeruiah ,
and the servants of David ,
went out ,
and met together by the pool of Gibeon Gib #
own #:
and they sat down ,
the one on the one side of the pool ,
and the other on the other side of the pool .
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And Abner said to Joab Yow #
ab #,
Let the young men now arise ,
and play before us .
And Joab said ,
Let them arise .
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Then there arose and went over by number twelve sh @
nayim #
of Benjamin ,
which pertained to Ishbosheth #
Iysh-Bosheth #
the son of Saul Sha #
uwl #,
and twelve sh @
nayim #
of the servants of David .
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And they caught every one his fellow by the head ro #
sh #,
and thrust his sword in his fellows side ;
so they fell down together :
wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim Chelqath hats-Tsu-riym #,
which is in Gibeon Gib #
own #.
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And there was a very sore battle that day ;
and Abner was beaten ,
and the men of Israel Yisra #
el #,
before the servants of David .
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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there ,
Joab Yow #
ab #,
and Abishai ,
and Asahel #
Asah #
el #:
and Asahel #
Asah #
el #
was as light of foot as a wild roe .
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And Asahel #
Asah #
el #
pursued after Abner ;
and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner .
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Then Abner looked behind him ,
and said ,
Art thou Asahel #
Asah #
el #?
And he answered ,
I am .
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And Abner said to him ,
Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left s @
mo #
wl #,
and lay thee hold on one of the young men na #
ar #,
and take thee his armour .
But Asahel #
Asah #
el #
would not turn aside from following of him .
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And Abner said again to Asahel #
Asah #
el #,
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 ?
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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 #
Asah #
el #
fell down and died stood still .
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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 Gib #
own #.
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And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner ,
and became one troop ,
and stood on the top of an hill gib #
ah #.
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Then Abner called to Joab Yow #
ab #,
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 ?
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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 .
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So Joab blew a trumpet ,
and all the people stood still ,
and pursued after Israel no more ,
neither fought they any more .
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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 .
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And Joab returned from following Abner :
and when he had gathered #
all the people together ,
there lacked of Davids servants nineteen tesha #
men and Asahel #
Asah #
el #.
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But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin ,
and of Abners men ,
so that three hundred and threescore men died .
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And they took up Asahel #
Asah #
el #,
and buried him in the sepulchre of his father ,
which was in Bethlehem Beyth .
And Joab and his men went all night ,
and they came to Hebron at break of day .
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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 .