2 Samuel 1 ~ 4

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1:1Now after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David remained in Ziklag two days. Compare
1:2And on the third day there came a man from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid him homage. Compare
1:3And David said to him, Where did you come from? And he said to him, From the camp of Israel I have escaped. Compare
1:4And David said to him, What has happened? Tell me. And he said that the people had fled from the battle and that also many of the people had fallen and died and that also Saul and Jonathan his son were dead. Compare
1:5And David said to the young man that told him these things, How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? Compare
1:6And the young man that told him these things said, By chance I happened to be upon Mount Gilboa; and just then Saul leaned on his spear, and just then the chariots and horsemen pursued closely after him. Compare
1:7And when he looked behind him, he saw me; and he called to me. And I said, Here I am. Compare
1:8And he said to me, Who are you? And I said to him, I am an Amalekite. Compare
1:9Then he said to me, Stand over me, and kill me; for anguish has seized me because my life is yet wholly within me. Compare
1:10So I stood over him and put him to death, for I knew that he would not live after his fall; and I took the crown that was upon his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to my lord here. Compare
1:11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him. Compare
1:12And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of Jehovah and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. Compare
1:13And David said to the young man who told him these things, Where are you from? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger. Compare
1:14And David said to him, How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed? Compare
1:15Then David called one of the young men and said, Come near; fall on him. And he struck him, and he died. Compare
1:16And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have killed Jehovah's anointed. Compare
1:17And David sang this dirge over Saul and over Jonathan his son; Compare
1:18And he commanded them to teach the children of Judah The Song of the Bow. It is now written in the book of Jashar: Compare
1:19The beauty of Israel lies slain upon your high places. / How the mighty have fallen! Compare
1:20Tell it not in Gath; / Bear not the news of it in the streets of Ashkelon; / Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, / Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Compare
1:21O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, / Nor fields of heave offerings. / For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, / The shield of Saul, no more anointed with oil. Compare
1:22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, / The bow of Jonathan has not turned back, / And the sword of Saul has not returned empty. Compare
1:23Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives, / And in their death they were not divided. / They were swifter than eagles; / They were stronger than lions. Compare
1:24O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet with / splendor, / Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. Compare
1:25How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! / Jonathan lies slain upon your high places. Compare
1:26I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; so very pleasant were you to me. / Your love to me was wonderful, beyond the love of women. Compare
1:27How the mighty have fallen, / And the weapons of war perished! Compare
2:1And after this David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron. Compare
2:2So David went up there, as well as his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. Compare
2:3And David brought up his men who were with him, each man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. Compare
2:4And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, It is the men of Jabesh-gilead who have buried Saul. Compare
2:5And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, Blessed are you of Jehovah, because you have shown this kindness to your master, to Saul, and buried him. Compare
2:6And now may Jehovah show kindness and faithfulness to you; and I also will repay you for this good, because you have done this thing. Compare
2:7And now may your hands be strong, and you be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them. Compare
2:8But Abner the son of Ner, the captain of Saul's army, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. Compare
2:9And he made him king over Gilead and over the Ashurites and over Jezreel and over Ephraim and over Benjamin and over all Israel. Compare
2:10Ish-bosheth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. However the house of Judah followed David. Compare
2:11And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. Compare
2:12And Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul went forth from Mahanaim to Gibeon. Compare
2:13And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went forth and met them at the pool of Gibeon. And they sat down, these on the one side of the pool and those on the other side of the pool. Compare
2:14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men arise and compete before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. Compare
2:15And they arose and went over by number, twelve for Benjamin and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. Compare
2:16And each seized his opponent by the head, and his sword went into his opponent's side; and they fell down together. And that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is at Gibeon. Compare
2:17And the battle was very severe that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David. Compare
2:18And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, like one of the gazelles which are in the field. Compare
2:19And Asahel pursued after Abner; and as he went, he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from behind Abner. Compare
2:20Then Abner looked behind him and said, Is that you, Asahel? And he said, It is I. Compare
2:21And Abner said to him, Turn away to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men, and take his armor for yourself. But Asahel would not turn away from following him. Compare
2:22And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to Joab your brother? Compare
2:23But he refused to turn away, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the end of his spear; and the spear came out behind him. And he fell down there and died in that place. And everyone who came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. Compare
2:24But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner. And as the sun went down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. Compare
2:25And the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one troop, and they stood on the top of a hill. Compare
2:26And Abner called out to Joab and said, Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? Then how long shall it be before you command the people to return from following their brothers? Compare
2:27And Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, then surely the people would have gone up each one from following his brother in the morning only. Compare
2:28And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still; and they pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight anymore. Compare
2:29And Abner and his men walked all that night through the Arabah. And they crossed over the Jordan and went through all the Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim. Compare
2:30And Joab returned from following Abner. And he gathered all the people together, and among David's servants there were nineteen men missing plus Asahel. Compare
2:31And the servants of David had struck down of Benjamin and among Abner's men three hundred and sixty men, who died. Compare
2:32And they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men walked all night, and the day dawned on them at Hebron. Compare
3:1Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker. Compare
3:2And in Hebron sons were born to David. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; Compare
3:3And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur; Compare
3:4And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; Compare
3:5And the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. Compare
3:6And while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul. Compare
3:7Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why did you go in to my father's concubine? Compare
3:8Then Abner became very angry about the words of Ish-bosheth; and he said, Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; yet you charge me today with iniquity concerning this woman. Compare
3:9May God do so to Abner, and even more, if I do not do for David as Jehovah has sworn to him, Compare
3:10To transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba! Compare
3:11And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. Compare
3:12And Abner sent messengers to David where he was, saying, To whom shall the land belong? and saying, Make your covenant with me; and then my hand will be with you, to turn all Israel to you. Compare
3:13And David said, Fine, I will make a covenant with you; but I require one thing of you, namely, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face. Compare
3:14Then David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver my wife Michal to me, whom I espoused for a hundred Philistine foreskins. Compare
3:15And Ish-bosheth sent men and had her taken from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish. Compare
3:16And her husband went along with her to Bahurim, walking and weeping after her. But Abner said to him, Go; return. And he returned. Compare
3:17Now Abner had conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, For some time now you have been seeking for David to be king over you. Compare
3:18So do it now, for Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By My servant David I will save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines and out of the hand of all their enemies. Compare
3:19And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. Compare
3:20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David held a feast for Abner and for the men who were with him. Compare
3:21And Abner said to David, I will rise up and go and gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you and that you may reign over all that your soul desires. And David sent Abner away, and he went in peace. Compare
3:22And there came the servants of David and Joab from an attack, and they brought great spoil with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. Compare
3:23And when Joab and all the army that was with him came, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner has come to the king; and he has sent him away, and he has gone in peace. Compare
3:24Then Joab went to the king and said, What have you done? Abner has just come to you. Why is it that you have sent him away and he has gone? Compare
3:25You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, to discover your going out and your coming in, and to know everything that you do. Compare
3:26And when Joab went out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah, though David did not know about it. Compare
3:27And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately. And there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died for the bloodshed of Asahel his brother. Compare
3:28Then afterward, when David heard of it, he said, I and my kingdom are innocent of the bloodshed of Abner the son of Ner before Jehovah forever. Compare
3:29May it fall on the head of Joab and on all his father's house; and may there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue or who is a leper or who leans on a staff or who falls by the sword or who lacks bread! Compare
3:30So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. Compare
3:31And David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn over Abner. And King David followed the bier. Compare
3:32And they buried Abner in Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. Compare
3:33And the king lamented for Abner and said, Should Abner die / As a fool dies? Compare
3:34Your hands were not bound, / Nor were your feet put into fetters. / As a man falls before wicked men, you fell. / And all the people wept over him again. Compare
3:35And all the people came to make David eat food while it was still day; but David swore, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down! Compare
3:36And all the people took note of it, and it pleased them; as everything that the king did pleased all the people. Compare
3:37And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death. Compare
3:38And the king said to his servants, Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? Compare
3:39And today I am weak, even though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May Jehovah reward the evildoer according to his evil! Compare
4:1Now when Saul's son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed. Compare
4:2And Saul's son had two men, the captains of bands. The name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the second Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth is also considered to belong to Benjamin. Compare
4:3And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there until this day. Compare
4:4Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who had crippled feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel. And his nurse took him up and fled. And as she hurried to flee, he fell and was made lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. Compare
4:5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and around the time of the heat of the day they came into the house of Ish-bosheth, while he was taking his noonday rest. Compare
4:6And they came into the midst of the house, as though they were taking wheat. And they stabbed him in the stomach. And Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. Compare
4:7Now they had come into the house as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they struck him and killed him and beheaded him. And they took his head and traveled by the way of the Arabah all night. Compare
4:8And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron; and they said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. And Jehovah has granted my lord the king to be avenged this day of Saul and of his seed. Compare
4:9Then David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As Jehovah lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress, Compare
4:10When one told me, saying, Saul is now dead! thinking he was a bearer of good news, I took hold of him and slew him in Ziklag-that was the reward I gave him for the news. Compare
4:11How much more when wicked men slay a righteous person in his own house upon his bed! And now should I not demand his blood of your hand and take you away from the earth? Compare
4:12Then David commanded his young men, and they slew them and cut off their hands and their feet and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the sepulcher of Abner in Hebron. Compare

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