2 Samuel 3 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

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1 H752 Now there was long H4421 war H1004 between the house H7586 of Saul H1004 and the house H1732 of David: H1732 and David H1980 grew H2390 stronger H2390 and stronger, H1004 but the house H7586 of Saul H1980 grew H1800 weaker H1800 and weaker.

2 H1732 To David H1121 were sons H3205 born H2275 in Hebron: H1060 and his firstborn H550 was Amnon, H293 of Ahinoam H3159 the Jezreelitess;

3 H4932 and his second, H3609 Chileab, H26 of Abigail H802 the wife H5037 of Nabal H3761 the Carmelite; H7992 and the third, H53 Absalom H1121 the son H4601 of Maacah H1323 the daughter H8526 of Talmai H4428 king H1650 of Geshur;

4 H7243 and the fourth, H138 Adonijah H1121 the son H2294 of Haggith; H2549 and the fifth, H8203 Shephatiah H1121 the son H37 of Abital;

5 H8345 and the sixth, H3507 Ithream, H5698 of Eglah, H1732 David's H802 wife. H3205 These were born H1732 to David H2275 in Hebron.

6 H4421 It happened, while there was war H1004 between the house H7586 of Saul H1004 and the house H1732 of David, H74 that Abner H2388 made himself strong H1004 in the house H7586 of Saul.

7 H7586 Now Saul H6370 had a concubine, H8034 whose name H7532 was Rizpah, H1323 the daughter H345 of Aiah: H559 and Ishbosheth said H74 to Abner, H935 "Why have you gone in H1 to my father's H6370 concubine?"

8 H74 Then was Abner H3966 very H2734 angry H1697 for the words H378 of Ishbosheth, H559 and said, H3611 "Am I a dog's H7218 head H3063 that belongs to Judah? H3117 Today H6213 I show H2617 kindness H1004 to the house H7586 of Saul H1 your father, H251 to his brothers, H4828 and to his friends, H4672 and have not delivered H3027 you into the hand H1732 of David; H6485 and yet you charge H3117 me this day H5771 with a fault H802 concerning this woman!

9 H430 God H6213 do H74 so to Abner, H3254 and more also, H3068 if, as Yahweh H7650 has sworn H1732 to David, H6213 I don't do even so to him;

10 H5674 to transfer H4467 the kingdom H1004 from the house H7586 of Saul, H6965 and to set up H3678 the throne H1732 of David H3478 over Israel H3063 and over Judah, H1835 from Dan H884 even to Beersheba."

11 H3201 He could H7725 not answer H74 Abner H1697 another word, H3372 because he feared him.

12 H74 Abner H7971 sent H4397 messengers H1732 to David H559 on his behalf, saying, H776 "Whose is the land?" H559 and saying, H3772 "Make H1285 your alliance H3027 with me, and behold, my hand H3478 shall be with you, to bring all Israel H5437 around to you."

13 H559 He said, H2896 "Good; H3772 I will make H1285 a treaty H259 with you; but one H1697 thing H7592 I require H559 of you. That is, H7200 you shall not see H6440 my face, H6440 unless you first H935 bring H4324 Michal, H7586 Saul's H1323 daughter, H935 when you come H7200 to see H6440 my face."

14 H1732 David H7971 sent H4397 messengers H378 to Ishbosheth, H7586 Saul's H1121 son, H559 saying, H5414 "Deliver H802 me my wife H4324 Michal, H781 whom I pledged H3967 to be married to me for one hundred H6190 foreskins H6430 of the Philistines."

15 H378 Ishbosheth H7971 sent, H3947 and took H376 her from her husband, H6409 even from Paltiel H1121 the son H3889 of Laish.

16 H376 Her husband H3212 went H1980 with her, weeping H3212 as he went, H310 and followed H980 her to Bahurim. H74 Then Abner H559 said H3212 to him, "Go! H7725 Return!" H7725 and he returned.

17 H74 Abner H1961 had communication H2205 with the elders H3478 of Israel, H559 saying, H8543 "In times H8032 past, H1245 you sought H1732 for David H4428 to be king over you.

18 H6213 Now then do H3068 it; for Yahweh H559 has spoken H1732 of David, H559 saying, H3027 ‘By the hand H5650 of my servant H1732 David, H3467 I will save H5971 my people H3478 Israel H3027 out of the hand H6430 of the Philistines, H3027 and out of the hand H341 of all their enemies.'"

19 H74 Abner H1696 also spoke H241 in the ears H1144 of Benjamin: H74 and Abner H3212 went H1696 also to speak H241 in the ears H1732 of David H2275 in Hebron H5869 all that seemed H2896 good H3478 to Israel, H5869 and H1004 to the whole house H1144 of Benjamin.

20 H74 So Abner H935 came H1732 to David H2275 to Hebron, H6242 and twenty H582 men H1732 with him. David H6213 made H74 Abner H582 and the men H4960 who were with him a feast.

21 H74 Abner H559 said H1732 to David, H6965 "I will arise H3212 and go, H6908 and will gather H3478 all Israel H113 to my lord H4428 the king, H3772 that they may make H1285 a covenant H4427 with you, and that you may reign H5315 over all that your soul H183 desires." H1732 David H7971 sent H74 Abner H7971 away; H3212 and he went H7965 in peace.

22 H5650 Behold, the servants H1732 of David H3097 and Joab H935 came H1416 from a foray, H935 and brought in H7227 a great H7998 spoil H74 with them: but Abner H1732 was not with David H2275 in Hebron; H7971 for he had sent him away, H3212 and he was gone H7965 in peace.

23 H3097 When Joab H6635 and all the army H935 who was with him had come, H5046 they told H3097 Joab, H559 saying, H74 Abner H1121 the son H5369 of Ner H935 came H4428 to the king, H7971 and he has sent him away, H3212 and he is gone H7965 in peace.

24 H3097 Then Joab H935 came H4428 to the king, H559 and said, H6213 "What have you done? H74 Behold, Abner H935 came H7971 to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, H1980 and he is quite H3212 gone?

25 H3045 You know H74 Abner H1121 the son H5369 of Ner, H935 that he came H6601 to deceive H3045 you, and to know H4161 your going out H4126 and your coming in, H3045 and to know H6213 all that you do."

26 H3097 When Joab H3318 had come out H1732 from David, H7971 he sent H4397 messengers H310 after H74 Abner, H7725 and they brought him back H953 from the well H5626 of Sirah; H1732 but David H3045 didn't know it.

27 H74 When Abner H7725 was returned H2275 to Hebron, H3097 Joab H5186 took him aside H413 into the midst H8179 of the gate H1696 to speak H7987 with him quietly, H5221 and struck H2570 him there in the body, H4191 so that he died, H1818 for the blood H6214 of Asahel H251 his brother.

28 H310 Afterward, H1732 when David H8085 heard H559 it, he said, H4467 "I and my kingdom H5355 are guiltless H3068 before Yahweh H5704 H5769 forever H1818 of the blood H74 of Abner H1121 the son H5369 of Ner.

29 H2342 Let it fall H7218 on the head H3097 of Joab, H1 and on all his father's H1004 house. H3772 Let there not fail H1004 from the house H3097 of Joab H2100 one who has an issue, H6879 or who is a leper, H2388 or who leans H6418 on a staff, H5307 or who falls H2719 by the sword, H2638 or who lacks H3899 bread."

30 H3097 So Joab H52 and Abishai H251 his brother H2026 killed H74 Abner, H2026 because he had killed H251 their brother H6214 Asahel H1391 at Gibeon H4421 in the battle.

31 H1732 David H559 said H3097 to Joab, H5971 and to all the people H7167 who were with him, Tear H899 your clothes, H2296 and clothe H8242 yourselves with sackcloth, H5594 and mourn H6440 before H74 Abner. H4428 King H1732 David H1980 followed H4296 the bier.

32 H6912 They buried H74 Abner H2275 in Hebron: H4428 and the king H5375 lifted up H6963 his voice, H1058 and wept H6913 at the grave H74 of Abner; H5971 and all the people H1058 wept.

33 H4428 The king H6969 lamented H74 for Abner, H559 and said, H74 "Should Abner H4191 die H5036 as a fool H4191 dies?

34 H3027 Your hands H631 were not bound, H7272 nor your feet H5066 put H5178 into fetters. H5307 As a man falls H6440 before H1121 the children H5766 of iniquity, H5307 so you fell." H5971 All the people H1058 wept H3254 again over him.

35 H3605 All H5971 the people H935 came H1262 to cause H1732 David H1262 to eat H3899 bread while H5750 it was yet H3117 day; H1732 but David H7650 swore, H559 saying, H430 "God H6213 do H3254 so to me, and more also, H2938 if I taste H3899 bread, H3972 or anything H6440 else, until H8121 the sun H935 goes down."

36 H5971 All the people H5234 took notice H3190 of it, and it pleased H4428 them; as whatever the king H6213 did H3190 pleased H5971 all the people.

37 H5971 So all the people H3478 and all Israel H3045 understood H3117 that day H4428 that it was not of the king H4191 to kill H74 Abner H1121 the son H5369 of Ner.

38 H4428 The king H559 said H5650 to his servants, H3045 "Don't you know H8269 that there a prince H1419 and a great man H5307 has fallen H3117 this day H3478 in Israel?

39 H3117 I am this day H7390 weak, H4886 though anointed H4428 king; H582 and these men H1121 the sons H6870 of Zeruiah H7186 are too hard H3068 for me. May Yahweh H7999 reward H6213 the evildoer H6213 according to his wickedness."