2 Samuel 2 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ And it came to pass, after this, that David enquired of Yahweh, saying––Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Yahweh said unto him, Go up. And David said––Whither shall I go up? And he said––Unto Hebron. ² So David went up thither, and his two wives also,––Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite. ³ His men also who were with him, did David bring up, every man with his household,––and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. ⁴ Then came the men of Judah, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, Men of Jabesh–gilead, were they who buried Saul. ⁵ So David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh–gilead,––and said unto them––Blessed, be ye of Yahweh, that ye did this lovingkindness unto your lord, unto Saul, and buried him. ⁶ Now, therefore, Yahweh requite you with lovingkindness and truth,––moreover also, I, will requite you, for this noble deed, in that ye did this thing. ⁷ Now, therefore, let your hands be made firm, and become ye sons of valour, for your lord Saul is dead,––and, me, moreover have the house of Judah anointed, to be king over them.
⁸ But, Abner son of Ner, prince of the host that pertained unto Saul, took Ish–bosheth, son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; ⁹ and made him king for Gilead, and for the Ashurites, and for Jezreel,––and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over, all Israel. ¹⁰ Forty years old, was Ish–bosheth son of Saul, when he began to reign over Israel, and, two years, reigned he,––but, the house of Judah, followed David. ¹¹ And it came to pass, that, the number of the days that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months. ¹² And Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth, son of Saul, came out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. ¹³ And, Joab son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out from Hebron and met, by the pool of Gibeon, together, ––and they sat down, these, by the pool, on the one side, and, those, by the pool, on the other side. ¹⁴ Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said––Let them arise. ¹⁵ Then there arose, and went over by number,––twelve of Benjamin, pertaining to Ish–bosheth, son of Saul, and twelve, of the servants of David. ¹⁶ And they caught every one his fellow by the head, with his sword in his fellow’s side, so they fell, together,––and that place was called Helkath–hazzadim[=" Field of Plotters"], which is in Gideon. ¹⁷ So the battle became exceeding obstinate, on that day,––and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
¹⁸ Now there were there, three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel,––and, Asahel, was light of foot as a wild gazelle. ¹⁹ And Asahel pursued Abner,––and turned not, in going, to the right hand or to the left, from pursuing Abner. ²⁰ Then Abner looked behind him, and said––Art thou Asahel? And he said––I am. ²¹ Then Abner said to him––Turn thee aside, to thy right hand, or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from pursuing him. ²² And Abner said, yet again, unto Asahel, Turn thee aside from pursuing me,––wherefore should I smite thee to the earth? how then should I lift up my face unto Joab, thy brother? ²³ Howbeit he refused to turn aside, wherefore Abner smote him with the hinder end of the spear, in the belly, that the spear came out behind him, and he fell there, and died on the spot,––and so it was, that, as many as came up to the place where Asahel fell and died, stood still. ²⁴ Then Joab and Abishai pursued Abner,––but, the sun, had gone in by the time, they, had come as far as the hill of Ammah, that overlooketh Giah, by way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
²⁵ And, when the sons of Benjamin had gathered themselves together after Abner, and become one band,––and had taken their stand on the top of a certain hill, ²⁶ then Abner cried aloud unto Joab, and said––To the uttermost, must the sword devour? Dost thou not well know that, bitter, shall it be, in the latter end? How long, then, wilt thou not bid the people turn back from pursuing their own brethren? ²⁷ Then said Joab––As God liveth, surely, if thou hadst not spoken, then in the morning, the people would of themselves have gone up, every man from pursuing his brother. ²⁸ So Joab blew with the horn, and all the people stood still, and they neither pursued Israel further,––nor fought any more. ²⁹ And, Abner and his men, journeyed through the waste plain all that night,––and crossed the Jordan, and went through all the Bithron, and entered Mahanaim. ³⁰ And, Joab, returned from pursuing Abner, and, when he had gathered together all the people, there were missing of the servants of David––nineteen men, and Asahel; ³¹ but, the servants of David, had smitten of Benjamin, of the men of Abner, ––[so that] three hundred and sixty men, had died. ³² And they carried Asahel, and buried him in the grave of his father, which was in Bethlehem,––and Joab and his men journeyed all the night, and had daylight in Hebron.

¹ After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision, saying,––Do not fear, Abram, I, am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.

¹³ and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy, have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.

² And Jacob said, when he saw them, the camp of God, is this! So he called the name of that place, Mahanaim.

⁸ Judah, as for thee, thy brethren shall praise thee [when], thy hand, is on the neck of thy foes,––The sons of thy father, shall bow themselves down to thee: ⁹ A lion’s whelp, is Judah, From the prey, my son, hast thou come up! He hath stooped––hath crouched, As a lion––or as a lioness, Who shall rouse him? ¹⁰ The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the commander’s staff from between his feet,––Until that he come in as a Shiloh, And, his, be the obedience of the peoples:

⁶ So Yahweh passed before him, and proclaimed,––Yahweh, Yahweh, A GOD of compassion, and favour,––Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and faithfulness:

⁴⁰ Of the sons of Asher, in their pedigrees––by their families, by their ancestral houses,––in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

²² Yea they went up in the South, and entered as far as Hebron, and, there, were Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, descendants of the Anak. Now, Hebron, was built, seven years, before Zoan of Egypt.

²¹ And, before Eleazar the priest, shall he stand, and shall ask by him for the decision of the Lights, before Yahweh,––at the bidding thereof, shall they go out, and, at the bidding thereof, shall they come in––he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the assembly.

¹ Now, much cattle, had come into the possession of the sons of Reuben, and of the sons of Gad, an exceeding mighty number. And, when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, lo! the place, was a place for cattle. ² So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came in,––and spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of assembly, saying, ³ As touching Ataroth and Dibon, and Jazer and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh,––and Sebam and Nebo, and Beon–– ⁴ the land which Yahweh smote before the assembly of Israel, a land for cattle, it is,––and, thy servants, have cattle. ⁵ And they said–– If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given unto thy servants, for a possession,––do not take us over the Jordan. ⁶ Then said Moses unto the sons of Gad and unto the sons of Reuben,––Shall, your brethren, go into the war, and ye, settle down here? ⁷ Wherefore, then, should ye dissuade the heart of the sons of Israel,––from passing over into the land which Yahweh hath given to them? ⁸ Thus, did your fathers,––when I sent them from Kadesh–barnea, to view the land, ⁹ and they went up as far as the ravine of Eschol, and viewed the land, and then dissuaded the heart of the sons of Israel from entering into the land, which Yahweh, had given them. ¹⁰ Then was the anger of Yahweh kindled, on that day,––and he sware, saying: ¹¹ Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upwards, shall see the soil, which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob,––because they have not followed after me fully; ¹² save Caleb son of Jephunneh, the Kenezite, and Joshua, son of Nun,––for they followed after Yahweh, fully. ¹³ So the anger of Yahweh kindled upon Israel, and he made them wander in the desert, forty years,––until all the generation who had done the evil in the eyes of Yahweh, had wasted away! ¹⁴ Lo! therefore, ye have arisen in the room of your fathers, a brood of sinful men,––to heap up yet more upon the heat of the anger of Yahweh, towards Israel. ¹⁵ If ye do turn away from following him, then will he yet again leave them behind in the desert,––so shall ye bring destruction upon all this people.
¹⁶ Then came they near unto him, and said, Folds for flocks, would we build for our cattle, here,––and cities for our little ones; ¹⁷ but, we, would arm ourselves promptly, before the sons of Israel, until that we have brought them into their place,––so should our little ones remain in the fortified cities, because of the inhabitants of the land. ¹⁸ We would not return unto our houses,––until the sons of Israel have possessed themselves, each man, of his inheritance. ¹⁹ For we would not inherit with them, over the Jordan, and onwards,––because our inheritance hath come unto us on this side the Jordan, towards sunrise. ²⁰ And Moses said unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing,––if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war; ²¹ and every armed man of you pass over the Jordan before Yahweh,––until he hath dispossessed his enemies, from before him; ²² and the land be subdued before Yahweh, then, afterwards, shall ye return, and shall be acquitted by Yahweh and by Israel,––and this land shall be yours for a possession before Yahweh. ²³ But, if ye shall not do this, lo! ye will have sinned against Yahweh,––and take note of your sin, that it will find you out. ²⁴ Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks,––and then, that which hath gone forth from your mouth, ye shall do. ²⁵ Then spake the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, unto Moses, saying,––thy servants, will do, as, my lord, is giving command. ²⁶ Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, shall remain there, in the cities of Gilead; ²⁷ and, thy servants, will pass over, every one armed for war, before Yahweh, to battle,––as, my lord, is speaking.
²⁸ So Moses gave command concerning them, unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun,––and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes, of the sons of Israel; ²⁹ and Moses said unto them––If the sons of Gad and the son of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every one armed for the war, before Yahweh, and the land be subdued before you, then shall ye give unto them the land of Gilead, for a possession. ³⁰ But, if they will not pass over armed, with you, then shall they accept a possession in your midst, in the land of Canaan. ³¹ Then responded the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, saying,––That which Yahweh had spoken unto thy servants, so, will we do. ³² We, will pass over, armed, before Yahweh, into the land of Canaan,––then shall be, ours, the possession of our inheritance across the Jordan. ³³ So then Moses gave unto them––even unto the sons of Gad, and unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the half tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph––the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land, by her cities, with boundaries, even the cities of the land round about. ³⁴ And the sons of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth,––and Aroer; ³⁵ and Atroth–shophan and Jazer, and Jogbehah; ³⁶ and Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran,––fortified cities, and folds for flocks. ³⁷ And, the sons of Reuben, built Heshbon, and Elealeh,––and Kiriathaim, ³⁸ and Nebo and Baal–meon––their names being changed, and Sibmah,––and they gave names to the cities which they built. ³⁹ Then went the sons of Machir, son of Manasseh, to Gilead, and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein. ⁴⁰ So Moses gave Gilead unto Machir, son of Manasseh,––and he dwelt therein. ⁴¹ And, Jair, son of Manasseh, went, and captured their encampments,––and called them Havvoth–jair[=" The encampments of Jair"]. ⁴² And, Nobah, went, and captured Kenath, with the villages thereof,––and called it Nobah, after his own name.

⁷ Only be very firm and bold, taking heed to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee, do not turn aside therefrom, to the right hand or to the left,––that thou mayest prosper, whithersoever thou goest.

³ Now, the inhabitants of Gibeon, heard that which Joshua had done unto Jericho and unto Ai;

² then feared they greatly, because Gibeon was, a great city, as one of the royal cities,––and because, it, was greater than Ai, and, all the men thereof, were mighty:

⁴ Come up unto me and help me, that we may smite Gibeon,––for it hath made peace with Joshua, and with the sons of Israel.

¹² Then, spake Joshua unto Yahweh, on the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel,––yea he said, in the presence of Israel––Thou Sun! in Gibeon, be still, and thou Moon! in the vale of Aijalon.

⁸ With them, the, Reubenites and the Gadites, received their inheritance,––which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan, eastward, as Moses the servant of Yahweh gave unto them: ⁹ from Aroer, which is on the edge of the ravine of Arnon, and the city, which is in the midst of the ravine, and all the table–land of Medeba, as far as Dibon; ¹⁰ and all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon,––as far as the boundary of the sons of Ammon; ¹¹ and Gilead, and the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan, as far as Salecah;

¹³ So Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron unto Caleb son of Jephunneh, for an inheritance. ¹⁴ For this cause, hath Hebron belonged unto Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezzite, for an inheritance, unto this day,––because he wholly followed Yahweh, God of Israel. ¹⁵ Now, the name of Hebron, was formerly, City of Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim, was he. And, the land, had rest from war.

²⁵ Gibeon and Ramah, and Beeroth,

¹⁸ And their boundary was,––Jezreel and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

¹¹ yea there was given unto them, the city of Arba, the father of Anak, the same, is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah,––with the pasture land thereof, round about it; ¹² whereas, the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they unto Caleb son of Jephunneh, as his possession.

⁶ Therefore must ye be very firm to observe and to do all that is written in the scroll of the law of Moses,––so as not to turn aside therefrom, to the right hand or to the left;

¹ And it came to pass, after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying,––Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites, first, to make war upon them?

³² but the Asherites dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land,––for they dispossessed them not.

¹⁹ And the Spirit of Yahweh, came suddenly over him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote of them thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes [of raiment] to them who had told the riddle,––and his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.

⁸ Then said Naomi to her two daughters–in– law: Go return, each one to the house of her mother,––Yahweh deal with you in lovingkindness, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

²⁰ Then said Naomi, to her daughter–in–law––Blessed, be he of Yahweh, who hath not left off his lovingkindness to the living, and to the dead. And Naomi said to her––Near to us, is the man, of our own kinsmen, is he!

¹⁰ And he said––Blessed, be thou of Yahweh, my daughter, for thou hast made thy last lovingkindness better than the first,––in not following after young men, whether poor, or rich.

⁹ Take courage, and quit yourselves like men, ye Philistines, lest ye come into bondage to the Hebrews, as they have been in bondage unto you,––therefore must ye quit yourselves like men, and fight.

⁵⁰ and, the name of Saul’s wife, was Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz,––and the name of the prince of his host, Abner, son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.

⁵⁵ And, when Saul saw David going forth to meet the Philistine, he said unto Abner, prince of the host, Whose son is the young man, Abner? And Abner said, By the life of thy soul, O king! I know not.

⁵⁸ And Saul said unto him, Whose son art, thou, O young man? And David said, Son of thy servant Jesse, the Bethlehemite.

² And there gathered themselves unto him––every one that was in distress, and every one that had a creditor, and every one embittered in soul, and he came to be over them as a prince,––and there were with him, about four hundred men.

² So David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Yahweh said unto David––Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

⁴ So David yet again enquired if Yahweh, and Yahweh answered him,––and said––Arise, go down to Keilah, for I am about to deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

⁹ And David ascertained that, against him, Saul was contriving mischief,––so he said unto Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. ¹⁰ Then said David: O Yahweh, God of Israel, thy servant, hath heard, that Saul is seeking to come unto Keilah,––to destroy the city, for my sake: ¹¹ Will the owners of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Yahweh, God of Israel, I pray thee, tell thy servant. And Yahweh said––He will come down. ¹² Then said David, Will the owners of Keilah surrender me and my men, into the hand of Saul? And Yahweh said––They will surrender.

²¹ Then said Saul, Blessed, be ye, of Yahweh,––because ye have taken pity upon me.

¹⁹ Yet, when a man findeth his enemy, will he let him get easily away? Yahweh, then, give thee, good, reward for what, this day, thou hast done unto me.

²⁶ Now, therefore, my lord––By the life of Yahweh, and by the life of thine own soul,––seeing Yahweh hath withholden thee from coming in with bloodshed, and from saving thyself, with thine own hand, now, therefore, like Nabal, be thine enemies, and they who are making search for my lord, wrongfully.

³² Then said David unto Abigail,––Blessed, be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day, to meet me; ³³ and, blessed, be thy discreet judgment, and, blessed, be thou thyself,––who hast kept me, this day, from coming in with bloodshed, and from saving myself, with mine own hand.

⁴² And Abigail hastened, and mounted, and rode upon her ass, with her five damsels that used to journey at her feet,––and she went her way after the messengers of David, and became his wife. ⁴³ David took, Ahinoam also, out of Jezreel,––and, they two, became his wives.

⁶ And David responded, and said unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, Who will go down with me unto Saul, within the camp? And Abishai said, I, will go down with thee.

¹⁴ And David cried aloud unto the people, and unto Abner son of Ner, saying, Wilt thou not answer, Abner? Then answered Abner, and said, Who art thou, that hast cried aloud unto the king?

² And David arose, and he and the six hundred men that were with him passed over, unto Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath. ³ And David abode with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each man with his household,––David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal, the Carmelite.

¹ And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that, the Amalekites, had made a raid into the South, and into Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

⁵ And, the two wives of David, had been taken captive,––Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

⁷ Then said David to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, Do bring near me, I pray thee, the ephod. So Abiathar brought near the ephod, unto David. ⁸ And David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake it? And he said unto him: Pursue, for thou shalt, overtake, and thou shalt, rescue. ⁹ So David went, he, and the six hundred men, who were with him, and they came in as far as the ravine of Besor,––where, they who had to be left behind, stayed. ¹⁰ But David pursued, he. and four hundred men,––but the two hundred men stayed, because they were too wearied to cross over the ravine of Besor.

³¹ and to them who were in Hebron,––and to all the places where David had been to and fro, he and his men.

⁷ And, when the men of Israel who were across the vale, and who were across the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled, and the Philistines entered, and took up their abode therein.

¹¹ And, when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard concerning him, what the Philistines had done unto Saul, ¹² then arose all the men of valour, and journeyed all the night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth–shan,––and came to Jabesh, and burned them there;

¹² then arose all the men of valour, and journeyed all the night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth–shan,––and came to Jabesh, and burned them there; ¹³ and took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk–tree in Jabesh,––and fasted seven days.

²³ Saul and Jonathan, delightfully loving in their lives, even, in their death, were not divided,––Beyond eagles, were they swift, beyond lions, were they strong!

⁷ Now, therefore, let your hands be made firm, and become ye sons of valour, for your lord Saul is dead,––and, me, moreover have the house of Judah anointed, to be king over them.
⁸ But, Abner son of Ner, prince of the host that pertained unto Saul, took Ish–bosheth, son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

¹¹ And it came to pass, that, the number of the days that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.

¹⁴ Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said––Let them arise.

¹⁶ And they caught every one his fellow by the head, with his sword in his fellow’s side, so they fell, together,––and that place was called Helkath–hazzadim[=" Field of Plotters"], which is in Gideon. ¹⁷ So the battle became exceeding obstinate, on that day,––and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
¹⁸ Now there were there, three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel,––and, Asahel, was light of foot as a wild gazelle.

²¹ Then Abner said to him––Turn thee aside, to thy right hand, or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from pursuing him.

²⁶ then Abner cried aloud unto Joab, and said––To the uttermost, must the sword devour? Dost thou not well know that, bitter, shall it be, in the latter end? How long, then, wilt thou not bid the people turn back from pursuing their own brethren? ²⁷ Then said Joab––As God liveth, surely, if thou hadst not spoken, then in the morning, the people would of themselves have gone up, every man from pursuing his brother.

¹ And the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was prolonged,––and, David, waxed stronger and stronger, and, the house of Saul, became weaker and weaker.

⁷ Now, Saul, had a concubine, whose name, was Rizpah daughter of Aiah,––and [Ish–bosheth] said unto Abner, Why, wentest thou in, unto my father’s concubine? ⁸ And it provoked Abner greatly, on account of the words of Ish–bosheth, and he said––Am I, the head of the dogs, that pertain unto Judah? Today, would I deal in lovingkindness with the house of Saul thy father, towards his brethren, and towards his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David,––and yet thou hast charged upon me the transgression of the woman, today.

²⁷ So Abner returned to Hebron, and Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate, to speak with him quietly,––and then smote him there, in the belly, that he died, for the blood of Asahel the brother of Joab.

⁵ So then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, took their journey and came in, about the heat of the day, unto the house of Ish–bosheth,––when, he, was lying on his noonday couch; ⁶ and, thither, entered they as fro as the middle of the house, to fetch wheat, and they smote him in the belly,––and, Rechab and Baanah his brother, escaped.

⁶ and, thither, entered they as fro as the middle of the house, to fetch wheat, and they smote him in the belly,––and, Rechab and Baanah his brother, escaped.

¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel unto David, in Hebron,––and spake, saying––Behold us! thy bone and thy flesh, we are.

¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel unto David, in Hebron,––and spake, saying––Behold us! thy bone and thy flesh, we are. ² Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou, wast he that led out and brought in, Israel,––and Yahweh said to thee––Thou, shalt be shepherd unto my people, Israel, and, thou, shalt become leader over Israel. ³ So all the elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, ––and they anointed David to be king over Israel.

³ So all the elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, ––and they anointed David to be king over Israel. ⁴ Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign,––forty years, he reigned: ⁵ in Hebron, reigned he over Judah, seven years, and six months,––and, in Jerusalem, reigned he thirty and three years, over all Israel and Judah.

⁵ in Hebron, reigned he over Judah, seven years, and six months,––and, in Jerusalem, reigned he thirty and three years, over all Israel and Judah.
⁶ Then went the king and his men, to Jerusalem, against the Jebusites, inhabiting the land,––and they spake to David, saying––Thou canst not come in hither, unless thou take away the blind and lame––Thinking, David will not come in hither.

¹⁷ And, when the Philistine heard that they had anointed David to be king over Israel, then came up all the Philistines to seek to secure David, and David heard of it, and went down into the citadel.

¹⁹ So then David enquired of Yahweh, saying,––Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Yahweh said unto David––Go up; for I, will surely deliver, the Philistines into thy hand.

²³ So David enquired of Yahweh, and he said––Thou shalt not go up,––Get round behind them, and come in upon them, over against the mulberry–trees.

¹⁶ and, Joab, son of Zeruiah, was over the army,––and, Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was remembrancer.

³ Then said the king––Is there never a man remaining unto the house of Saul, that I may show him the lovingkindness of God? And Ziba said unto the king, There remaineth a son unto Jonathan, lame in his feet.

⁷ And David said to him––Do not fear, for I will, indeed shew, thee lovingkindness, for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and will restore unto thee all the land of Saul thy father,––but, thou thyself, shall eat bread at my table, continually.

² Then said David––I will shew lovingkindness unto Hanun son of Nahash, as his father shewed, unto me, lovingkindness. So David sent to comfort him, by the hand of his servants, as to his father,––and the servants of David came into the land of the sons of Ammon.

¹² Be strong, and let us put forth our strength, for the sake of our people, and for the sake of the cities of our God,––and, Yahweh, do what is good in his own eyes.

²⁵ Then said David unto the messenger––Thus, shalt thou say unto Joab,––Let not this thing be grievous in thine eyes, for, now this one, and then that one, doth the sword devour,––make hot thy battle against the city, and overthrow it; Thus embolden thou him.

⁷ And it came to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absolom said unto the king––Let me go, I pray thee, that I may pay my vow which I have vowed unto Yahweh, in Hebron;

²⁰ Only yesterday, camest thou, and, today, shall I let thee wander with us, on our journey, seeing that, I, am going, whithersoever I may? Return and take back thy brethren with thee, and may Yahweh deal with thee in lovingkindness and faithfulness.

¹⁴ Then said Absolom and all the men of Israel, Better, is the counsel of Hushai the Archite, than the counsel of Ahithophel. Yahweh, indeed, had given charge to frustrate the wise counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring upon Absolom, ruin.

²⁶ And Israel and Absolom encamped in the land of Gilead. ²⁷ And it came to pass, when David entered Mahanaim, that Shobi son of Nahash of Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and Machir son of Ammiel of Lo–debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite, of Rogelim,

¹¹ And, King David, sent unto Zadok and unto Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak ye unto the elders of Judah, saying, Wherefore should ye be behindhand, in bringing back the king unto his home,––seeing that, the speech of all Israel, hath come unto the king, regarding his home?

⁴² And all the men of Judah made answer unto the men of Israel––Because the king is, near of kin, unto us, wherefore, then, is it, that ye are angry over this matter? Have we, eaten, at the king’s cost? or hath he, bestowed any gifts, on us?

¹⁰ Amasa not heeding the sword that was in the hand of Joab, he smote him therewith in the belly, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and [struck] him not again, and he died. So, Joab and Abishai his brother, pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

¹² But, Amasa, was wallowing in blood, in the midst of the highway,––and, when the man saw that all the people stood still, he moved Amasa, out of the highway into the field, and cast over him a garment, as soon as he saw that every man that came up to him stood still. ¹³ When he had removed him out of the highway, every man passed on, after Joab, to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

²³ And, Joab, was [restored] unto all the army of Israel,––And, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,

⁷ So then he had speech with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest,––and they gave help, following Adonijah.

¹¹ Now, the days that David reigned over Israel, were forty years,––in Hebron, reigned he seven years, and, in Jerusalem, reigned he thirty and three years.

²⁸ And, the report, came unto Joab, for, Joab, had inclined after Adonijah, although, after Solomon, he had not inclined,––so then Joab fled into the Tent of Yahweh, and laid hold of the horns of the altar. ²⁹ And it was told King Solomon––Joab hath fled into the Tent of Yahweh, and, there he is, beside the altar. So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying––Go fall upon him! ³⁰ And Benaiah came into the Tent of Yahweh, and said unto him––Thus, saith the king, Come forth! And he said––Nay! but, here, will I die! So Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus, spake Joab, and, thus, he answered me. ³¹ And the king said to him––Do as he hath spoken, fall, then, upon him, and bury him,––and so put away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father; ³² thus will Yahweh bring back his blood upon his own head, in that he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing it,––even Abner son of Ner, general of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, general of the army of Judah; ³³ thus shall their blood come back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed unto times age–abiding,––but, David and his seed, and his house, and his throne, shall have peace, unto times age–abiding, from Yahweh. ³⁴ So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and put him to death,––and he was buried in his own house, in the wilderness.
³⁵ And the king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in his stead, over the army,––and, Zadok the priest, did the king put in the stead of Abiathar.

¹¹ And the king of Israel responded and said: Tell him,––Let not, him that girdeth, boast himself like him, that looseneth.

¹⁰ Thou hast, smitten, Edom, and, thy heart, would lift thee up,––Glory, and stay at home! Wherefore, then, shouldest thou contend with misfortune, and fall, thou, and Judah with thee? ¹¹ But Amaziah hearkened not. So then Jehoash king of Israel came up, and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah,––in Beth–shemesh, which belongeth unto Judah. ¹² Then was Judah defeated before Israel,––and they fled, every man to his own home;

² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,––and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.

¹³ and, Jesse, begat––his firstborn, Eliab,––and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third; ¹⁴ Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth; ¹⁵ Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh. ¹⁶ And, their sisters, were Zeruiah and Abigail,––and, the sons of Zeruiah, Abishai and Joab and Asahel, three,

¹⁶ And, their sisters, were Zeruiah and Abigail,––and, the sons of Zeruiah, Abishai and Joab and Asahel, three,

⁴ six born to him in Hebron, and he reigned there, seven years and six months. And, thirty and three years, reigned he, in Jerusalem.

³³ So then, Ner, begat Kish, and, Kish, begat Saul,––and, Saul, begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

³⁹ And, Ner, begat Kith, and, Kish, begat Saul,––and, Saul, begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal;

³ Thus came all the elders of Israel unto the king, to Hebron, and David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh,––and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh, through Samuel.

⁶ And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, first, shall become a chief, and a ruler,––So then Joab son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became a chief.

²⁶ Now, the heroes of the forces, were,––Asahel, brother of Joab, Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem;

¹ Now these, are they who came unto David, to Ziklag, he yet being shut up, because of Saul son of Kish,––and, they, were among the heroes, helpers in the war; ² armed with the bow, using right hand or left with stones, and with arrows in the bow,––of the brethren of Saul, out of Benjamin: ³ the chief, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth,––and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite; ⁴ and Ishmaiah, the Gibeonite, a hero among the thirty, and over the thirty,––and Jeremiah and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad, the Gederathite; ⁵ Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah, and Shephatiah, the Haruphite; ⁶ Elkanah and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites; ⁷ and Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham, of Gedor. ⁸ And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear,––and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:

⁷ and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold, five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and, of silver, ten thousand talents, and, of bronze, eighteen thousand talents,––and, of iron, one hundred thousand talents.

²⁷ and, the days that he reigned over Israel, were forty years,––in Hebron reigned he seven years, and in Jerusalem, reigned he, thirty–three.

¹⁴ and they buried him in his own stately sepulchre, which he had hewn for himself in the city of David, and laid him on a couch which was full of sweet spices––yea of various kinds, made by the perfumer’s art,––and they burned for him with an exceeding great burning.

¹ And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, in the city of David,––and Jehoram his son reigned in his steed.

² How long will ye make a perversion of words? Ye should understand, and, afterwards, we could speak.

² How long will ye grieve my soul? or crush me with words?

² As GOD liveth who hath taken away my right, even the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul;

² Ye sons of the great! how long, turning my glory to contempt, will ye love emptiness, will ye seek falsehood? [Selah.]

³³ Planting my feet like hinds’ [feet], yea, on my high places, he caused me to stand:

⁴ Thy ways, O Yahweh, let me know, Thy paths, teach thou me: ⁵ Guide me into thy truth and teach me, for, thou, art my delivering God, For thee, have I waited all the day:

⁴ One thing, have I asked of Yahweh, That, will I seek to secure,––That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh, all the days of my life, To view the delightfulness of Yahweh, And to contemplate in his temple.

³ He will send out of heaven, that he may save me, He who is panting for me, hath reproached. [Selah.] God will send out his lovingkindness and his faithfulness.

⁸ Mine, is Gilead––mine, Manasseh, but, Ephraim, is the defence of my head, Judah, is my commander’s staff;

¹⁵ Blessed are ye of Yahweh, who made the heavens and the earth:

⁸ Let me hear, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, for, in thee, have, I trusted,––Let me know the way in which I should walk, for, unto thee, have I uplifted my soul.

¹⁰ Not in the strength of the horse, doth he delight, Not in the legs of a man, hath he pleasure: ¹¹ Yahweh, hath pleasure, in them who revere him, in them who wait for his lovingkindness.

⁵ Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean: ⁶ In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

²⁷ Decline not, to the right hand or to the left,––Turn away thy foot from wickedness.

²³ It is, mere sport to a stupid man, to commit lewdness, but, wisdom, pertaineth to a man of understanding.

²² Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, [be to] them who devise good.

¹ A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.

¹⁴ A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.

¹⁸ Plans––by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.

²⁹ Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.

⁸ Do not go forth to strive in haste,––lest [thou know not] what to do in the latter end thereof, when thy neighbour, hath put thee to shame.

¹⁸ As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death, ¹⁹ So, is a man who deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Was not, I, in sport?

¹ He that being often reproved stiffeneth his neck, suddenly shall be hurt, and there be no healing.

¹⁰ Whatsoever one may be, long ago, was he called by his name, and it is known that it is––Son of Earth,––he cannot, therefore, contend with one stronger than he.

¹¹ I again saw under the sun, that not, to the swift, was the race, nor, to the strong, the battle, nay! nor, to the wise, food, nor yet, to the intelligent, riches, nor, even to the well–informed, comeliness,––for, time and accident, happened to them all.

¹⁷ Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, Again, liken thyself, my beloved, to a gazelle, or to a young stag, upon the cleft mountains. [****]

¹⁴ [SHE] Come quickly, my beloved, and resemble thou a gazelle, or a young stag, upon the mountains of balsam–trees.

²⁰ But, if ye refuse and rebel, With the sword, shall ye be devoured, For, the mouth of Yahweh, hath spoken it.

⁷ And thou saidst, Unto times age–abiding, shall I be Mistress,––Insomuch, that thou laidst not these things to thy heart, Didst not keep in mind the issue thereof.

³⁰ In vain, have I smitten your children, Correction, have they not accepted,––Your sword hath devoured, your prophets, as a lion that destroyeth.

²¹ How long, shall I, keep on seeing a standard,––continue to hear the sound of a horn?

¹² On all the bare heights in the wilderness, have come despoilers, For, the sword of Yahweh, hath devoured from one end of the land unto the other,––There is peace, for no, flesh!

¹² then took they all the men, and went their way to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah,––and found him near the many waters which were in Gibeon.

¹⁰ A day of avenging, to avenge him of his adversaries, When the sword shall devour, and be filled, and be sated with their blood,––For, a sacrifice, hath My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, In the land of the North, Towards the river Euphrates.

¹⁴ Tell ye it in Egypt, And let it be heard in Migdol, Yea let it be heard in Noph, and in Tahpanhes,––Say ye––Stand thou forth, and prepare thyself, For a sword hath devoured round about thee.

³⁷ Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Even yet––for this, will I be prevailed upon by the house of Israel, to work for them,––I will multiply them––Like a flock––with men:

⁶ Therefore shall the sword, rage, in his cities, and make an end of his multitudes, and consume them,––because of their counsels.

¹⁴ Therefore shall flight, perish, from the swift, and, the mighty, shall not invigorate his strength,––nor shall, the hero, escape with his life;

¹⁹ Yahweh, My Lord, is my strength, therefore hath he made my feet like hinds, and, upon my high places, will he cause me to march along. To the chief musician, on my double harp.

⁷ Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:

⁴⁴ But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

¹⁶ Lo! I, send you forth as sheep amidst wolves; become ye therefore––prudent, as serpents, and simple, as doves.

³¹ Or, what king, moving on to encounter, another king, in battle, will not sit down first and take counsel, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who, with twenty thousand, is coming against him. ³² And, if not, by any means, while he is yet afar off, he sendeth, an embassy, and requesteth the conditions of peace.

²⁸ Ye, however, are they who have remained throughout with me in my temptations; ²⁹ And, I, covenant unto you––as my Father hath covenanted unto me––a kingdom,

²⁶ On the following day also, he appeared unto them, as they were contending, and would have reconciled them in peace, saying––Men! ye are, brothers! Wherefore wrong ye one another?

¹³ Be on the watch, stand firm in the faith, be men––be strong;

¹⁰ For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:

¹⁶ The Lord grant mercy unto the house, of Onesiphorus, in that, ofttimes, hath he refreshed me, and, as regardeth my chain, hath not been put to shame, ¹⁷ But, happening to be in Rome, he diligently sought out and found me,–– ¹⁸ The Lord grant him to find mercy from [the] Lord in, that, day; ––and, how many times, in Ephesus, he hath ministered, better art, thou, getting to know.

¹⁸ And, if he hath wronged thee at all or oweth thee aught, the same, unto me, do thou reckon:–– ¹⁹ I, Paul, have written [it] with, my own, hand,––I, will repay [it]; that I may not tell thee––that, thyself, unto me, thou still owest.