And it came to pass after these things, and David asked by saying, Shall I ascend unto one of the cities of Judah? And to him, Ascend! And David said, Where should I ascend? And he said, Unto Hebron.
And ascended and both his wives Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
And the men him, each one and his house. And they dwelt among the cities of Hebron.
And come and anoint David there to reign over the house of Judah. And they reported to David, saying, The men of Jabish of the Gileadites entombed Saul.
And David sent messengers to the leaders of Jabish of the Gileadites, And he said to them, Being blessed to the that you performed this mercy for your master, for Saul, and you entombed him.
And now, may the lord perform with and indeed I will do with you this good that you did
And now strengthen your hands and become as sons for has died and indeed has anointed me over them for king.
And Abner son of Ner, commander-in-chief of Saul, took Ishbosheth son of Saul, and brought him from out of the camp into Mahanaim,
and gave him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
was forty when he reigned over Israel; and two except for the house of Judah, the ones which were David.
And became of the days which David reigned in Hebron over the house of Judah seven years and months
And came forth and the servants of Ishbosheth son of Saul, out of Mahanaim unto Gibeon.
And Joab son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, came forth out of Hebron, and met them at the fountain of Gibeon. And these sat here on this side, and these others at the fountain here on that side.
And Abner said to Joab, Raise up indeed the servant-lads and let them play before us! And Joab said, Let them arise!
And they rose up and went by in number twelve of the servants of Benjamin of Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
And they held by their hand the head of his neighbor; and his knife the side of his neighbor; and they fell down together. And they called that place, Portion of the Plotters, which is in Gibeon.
And was hard so as to an exceeding degree in that day. And failed before the servants of David.
And there were there three sons of Zeruiah Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was light of his feet, as one doe of the ones in
And Asahel pursued after Abner, and he did not turn aside to go to the right nor to the left after Abner.
And Abner looked to his rear, and said, Are you Asahel himself? And he said, I am.
And said Turn aside to the right or to the left, and constrain to yourself one of the servant-lads, and take to yourself his full armor! And did not to turn aside from him.
And added saying to Asahel, Leave from me! that I should not strike you unto the ground. For how shall I lift my face to Joab your brother?
And he was not willing to leave. And struck with the rear of the spear upon flank. And went completely through out behind him. And he falls there and dies underneath him. And it came to pass every one coming unto the place where fell and died, even stood still.
And pursued after Abner, and the sun went down. And they entered unto the hill of Ammah, according to of Giah, way of Gibeon.
And gathered together the ones Abner, and they came to meet as one, and they stood upon hill
And Abner called Joab, and he said, Shall in or do you not know that it will be bitter at the last? And for how long in no way to the people to return from their brethren?
And Joab said, As the lord lives, that if you had not spoken, because then from the morning ascended each after his brother.
And Joab trumped the trumpet, and left and did not pursue any longer after Israel, and they did not proceed any longer to wage war.
And Abner and his men went forth at that night, and passed over the Jordan, and they went extent, and they came unto Camp.
And Joab returned from following behind Abner, And he gathered together all the people. And they numbered the servants of David, the ones having fallen nineteen men and Asahel.
And the servants of David struck of the sons of Benjamin, of the men of Abner three hundred and sixty men.
And they lifted up Asahel, and they entombed him in the burying-place of his father in Beth-lehem. And went and light shined through to them in Hebron.