And there was war for a long time between the house of Saul, and between the house of David. And the house of David went and strengthened. And the house of Saul went and weakened.
And were born David in Hebron sons and was by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
and his second of Abigail the Carmelitess; and the third son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
and the fourth son of Haggith; and the fifth by Abital;
and the sixth of Eglah wife of David. These were born David in Hebron.
And it came to pass in the being the war between the house of Saul, and between the house of David, that Abner was holding rule house of Saul.
And Saul was a concubine, and to her daughter of Aiah. And said to Abner, Why you enter to the concubine of my father?
And was enraged on account of this word by Ishbosheth. And Abner said to him, Am head today mercy with the house of Saul your father, and with and with his acquaintances, and did not desert to the house of David, that you seek anxiously about me concerning injustice to a woman today?
Thus may God do to Abner, and thus may he add to him that as to David, that so I should do the same to him in this day,
to remove the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel, and over Judah, from Dan until Beer-sheba.
And was not to answer Abner's utterance, because of fearing him.
And Abner sent messengers to David in Hebron, saying, ordain with me! And behold, My hand you to return to you all Israel.
And David said, Well, I shall ordain with you a covenant, except word I ask from you, saying, You shall not see my face, if you do not lead Michal daughter of Saul, in your coming to behold my face.
And David sent to saying, Give back to me my wife Michal which I took for a hundred foreskins of Philistines.
And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, from Phaltiel son of Laish.
And went with her, going and weeping after her unto Behurim. And said Go return! And he returned.
And of Abner came to the elders of Israel, saying, Yesterday and you sought David to reign over you.
And now act! for spoke concerning David, saying, By of my servant David I will deliver my people Israel from of the Philistines, and from of all his enemies.
And Abner spoke in the ears of Benjamin. And Abner went to speak into the ears of David in Hebron, all as much as it pleased in of Israel, and in of all of Benjamin.
And Abner came to David in Hebron, and with him twenty men. And David made to
And Abner said to David, I will arise indeed and go, and gather together to my master the king all Israel; and I will ordain with you a covenant, and you shall reign over all whom desires And David sent away Abner, and he went in peace.
And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from the expedition, and spoils with themselves. And Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he went in peace.
And Joab, and all the military, the one with him, came. And they reported Joab, saying, comes to David, and he has sent him, and he went forth in peace.
And Joab entered to the king, and he said to him, What is this you did? Behold, Abner came to you, and why have you sent him away, and he has gone forth in peace?
Or do you not know the evil of Abner son of Ner, that to deceive and to know your entering and your exiting, and to know all together as much as you do?
And Joab went from David, and sent messengers after Abner, and they returned him from the well of Sirah; and David did not know.
And Abner returned to Hebron, and turned from of the gate to speak to him laying in wait. And he struck him there in the flank, and he died for the blood Asahel
And David heard about these things, and he said, am innocent and my kingdom from and unto of the blood of Abner son of Ner.
Let it arrive upon of Joab, and upon all the house of his father! and may there not cease to be one from the house of Joab having gonorrhea, and leprous, and holding a stave , and falling by and lacking bread loaves.
For Joab and Abishai his brother observed Abner, because he killed Asahel their brother in Gibeon in the battle.
And David said to Joab, and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes, and gird on sackcloths, and lament before Abner! And king David went behind the bier.
And they entombed Abner in Hebron, and lifted his voice and wept over the tomb of Abner, and wept
And lamented over Abner, and said, Shall according to
Your hands were not tied, nor your feet not in shackles; you did not lead as Nabal; in the presence And were brought together to weep for him.
And came to cause to eat at the wake still being day. And David swore by an oath, saying, Thus may do and thus may he add yet more, that should in no way shall I taste bread nor any thing.
And all the people knew. And it was pleasing before them, all as much as did in the presence of all the people.
And knew and all Israel in that day, that happened not
And said to his servants, Do you not know that a leader, and a great one has fallen in this day in Israel?
And that I am as a relative today, and one being placed for king. But these men, the sons of Zeruiah hard to the one doing the wicked things according to his evil.