2 Samuel 2

And it came to pass after this, that David ainquired 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 bHebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 3 And chis men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4 dAnd the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That ethe men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.

5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, fBlessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now gthe LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and hI 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 jAbner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to iMahanaim; 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 kGibeon. 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by lthe 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, mLet 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; nand Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

18 And there were othree sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was pas 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 qyoung 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 runder 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 sGibeon.

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 tbrethren? 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless uthou 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 vBithron, and they came to wMahanaim. 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 xsepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

2 Samuel 3

 
Cross Ref
1 a Num 27:21
1 Sam 23:2,4
1 Sam 23:9
 b 1 Sam 30:31
3 c 1 Sam 27:2
4 d 2 Sam 5:5
 e 1 Sam 31:11
5 f Psa 115:15
6 g 2 Tim 1:16
 h Mat 5:44
8 i 2 Sam 17:27
Gen 32:2
 j 1 Sam 17:55
1 Sam 14:50
12 k Jos 9:3
Isa 28:21
13 l Jer 41:12
14 m Pro 26:18-19
Pro 25:8
Pro 20:3
Pro 17:14
Pro 13:10
Pro 10:23
17 n 1 Kin 20:11
18 o 1 Chr 2:16
 p 1 Chr 12:8
21 q 1 Sam 17:42
23 r 2 Sam 3:27
2 Sam 4:6
2 Sam 20:10
24 s Jos 9:3
26 t Act 7:26
Psa 4:2
27 u Pro 17:14
Pro 20:18
Pro 25:8
Luk 14:31-32
29 v SS 2:17
 w Gen 32:2
Jos 21:38
2 Sam 17:24
32 x Gen 47:29-30
Gen 49:29
2 Sam 17:23
2 Sam 19:37