2 Samuel 2:8-32 STRONG

But Abner ^H74 the son ^H1121 of Ner, ^H5369 captain ^H8269 of Saul's ^H7586 host, ^H6635 took ^H3947 Ishbosheth ^H378 the son ^H1121 of Saul, ^H7586 and brought him over ^H5674 to Mahanaim; ^H4266 And made him king ^H4427 over Gilead, ^H1568 and over the Ashurites, ^H805 and over Jezreel, ^H3157 and over Ephraim, ^H669 and over Benjamin, ^H1144 and over all Israel. ^H3478 Ishbosheth ^H378 Saul's ^H7586 son ^H1121 was forty ^H705 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign ^H4427 over Israel, ^H3478 and reigned ^H4427 two ^H8147 years. ^H8141 But the house ^H1004 of Judah ^H3063 followed ^H310 David. ^H1732 And the time ^{H4557 H3117} that David ^H1732 was king ^H4428 in Hebron ^H2275 over the house ^H1004 of Judah ^H3063 was seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 and six ^H8337 months. ^H2320 And Abner ^H74 the son ^H1121 of Ner, ^H5369 and the servants ^H5650 of Ishbosheth ^H378 the son ^H1121 of Saul, ^H7586 went out ^H3318 from Mahanaim ^H4266 to Gibeon. ^H1391 And Joab ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah, ^H6870 and the servants ^H5650 of David, ^H1732 went out, ^H3318 and met ^H6298 together ^H3162 by the pool ^H1295 of Gibeon: ^H1391 and they sat down, ^H3427 the one on the one side of the pool, ^H1295 and the other on the other side of the pool. ^H1295 And Abner ^H74 said ^H559 to Joab, ^H3097 Let the young men ^H5288 now arise, ^H6965 and play ^H7832 before ^H6440 us. And Joab ^H3097 said, ^H559 Let them arise. ^H6965 Then there arose ^H6965 and went over ^H5674 by number ^H4557 twelve ^{H8147 H6240} of Benjamin, ^H1144 which pertained to Ishbosheth ^H378 the son ^H1121 of Saul, ^H7586 and twelve ^{H8147 H6240} of the servants ^H5650 of David. ^H1732 And they caught ^H2388 every one ^H376 his fellow ^H7453 by the head, ^H7218 and thrust his sword ^H2719 in his fellow's ^H7453 side; ^H6654 so they fell down ^H5307 together: ^H3162 wherefore that place ^H4725 was called ^H7121 Helkathhazzurim, ^H2521 which is in Gibeon. ^H1391 And there was a very ^H3966 sore ^H7186 battle ^H4421 that day; ^H3117 and Abner ^H74 was beaten, ^H5062 and the men ^H582 of Israel, ^H3478 before ^H6440 the servants ^H5650 of David. ^H1732 And there were three ^H7969 sons ^H1121 of Zeruiah ^H6870 there, Joab, ^H3097 and Abishai, ^H52 and Asahel: ^H6214 and Asahel ^H6214 was as light ^H7031 of foot ^H7272 as a ^H259 wild ^H7704 roe. ^H6643 And Asahel ^H6214 pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 Abner; ^H74 and in going ^H3212 he turned ^H5186 not to the right hand ^H3225 nor to the left ^H8040 from following ^H310 Abner. ^H74 Then Abner ^H74 looked ^H6437 behind ^H310 him, and said, ^H559 Art thou Asahel? ^H6214 And he answered, ^H559 I am. And Abner ^H74 said ^H559 to him, Turn thee aside ^H5186 to thy right hand ^H3225 or to thy left, ^H8040 and lay thee hold ^H270 on one ^H259 of the young men, ^H5288 and take ^H3947 thee his armour. ^H2488 But Asahel ^H6214 would ^H14 not turn aside ^H5493 from following ^H310 of him. And Abner ^H74 said ^H559 again ^H3254 to Asahel, ^H6214 Turn thee aside ^H5493 from following ^H310 me: wherefore should I smite ^H5221 thee to the ground? ^H776 how then should I hold up ^H5375 my face ^H6440 to Joab ^H3097 thy brother? ^H251 Howbeit he refused ^H3985 to turn aside: ^H5493 wherefore Abner ^H74 with the hinder end ^H310 of the spear ^H2595 smote ^H5221 him under ^H413 the fifth ^H2570 rib, that the spear ^H2595 came out ^H3318 behind ^H310 him; and he fell down ^H5307 there, and died ^H4191 in the same place: ^H8478 and it came to pass, that as many as came ^H935 to the place ^H4725 where Asahel ^H6214 fell down ^H5307 and died ^H4191 stood still. ^H5975 Joab ^H3097 also and Abishai ^H52 pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 Abner: ^H74 and the sun ^H8121 went down ^H935 when they were come ^H935 to the hill ^H1389 of Ammah, ^H522 that lieth before ^H6440 Giah ^H1520 by the way ^H1870 of the wilderness ^H4057 of Gibeon. ^H1391 And the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 gathered themselves together ^H6908 after ^H310 Abner, ^H74 and became one ^H259 troop, ^H92 and stood ^H5975 on the top ^H7218 of an hill. ^H1389 Then Abner ^H74 called ^H7121 to Joab, ^H3097 and said, ^H559 Shall the sword ^H2719 devour ^H398 for ever? ^H5331 knowest ^H3045 thou not that it will be bitterness ^H4751 in the latter end? ^H314 how long shall it be then, ere thou bid ^H559 the people ^H5971 return ^H7725 from following ^H310 their brethren? ^H251 And Joab ^H3097 said, ^H559 As God ^H430 liveth, ^H2416 unless ^H3884 thou hadst spoken, ^H1696 surely then in the morning ^H1242 the people ^H5971 had gone up ^H5927 every one ^H376 from following ^H310 his brother. ^H251 So Joab ^H3097 blew ^H8628 a trumpet, ^H7782 and all the people ^H5971 stood still, ^H5975 and pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 Israel ^H3478 no more, neither fought ^H3898 they any more. ^H3254 And Abner ^H74 and his men ^H582 walked ^H1980 all that night ^H3915 through the plain, ^H6160 and passed over ^H5674 Jordan, ^H3383 and went through ^H3212 all Bithron, ^H1338 and they came ^H935 to Mahanaim. ^H4266 And Joab ^H3097 returned ^H7725 from following ^H310 Abner: ^H74 and when he had gathered ^H6908 all the people ^H5971 together, ^H6908 there lacked ^H6485 of David's ^H1732 servants ^H5650 nineteen ^{H8672 H6240} men ^H376 and Asahel. ^H6214 But the servants ^H5650 of David ^H1732 had smitten ^H5221 of Benjamin, ^H1144 and of Abner's ^H74 men, ^H582 so that three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 and threescore ^H8346 men ^H376 died. ^H4191 And they took up ^H5375 Asahel, ^H6214 and buried ^H6912 him in the sepulchre ^H6913 of his father, ^H1 which was in Bethlehem. ^H1035 And Joab ^H3097 and his men ^H582 went ^H3212 all night, ^H3915 and they came to Hebron ^H2275 at break of day. ^H215