- Second Book of Samuel (Second Book of Kings)
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chapter 2
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after these things David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up into one of
the cities of Juda? And the Lord said to him: Go up. And David said: Whither
shall I go up? And he answered him: Into Hebron.
2 So David went up, and his two wives, Achinoam the
Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel:
3 And the men also that were with him, David brought up
every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.
4 And the men of Juda came, and anointed David there, to
be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David, that the men of Jabes
Galaad had buried Saul.
5 David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes
Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy
to your master Saul, and have buried him.
6 And now the Lord surely will render you mercy and
truth, and I also will, requite you for this good turn, because you have done
this thing.
7 Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of
valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath
anointed me to be their king.
8 But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army,
took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp?
9 And made him king over Galaad, and, over Gessuri, and
over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he
began to reign over, Israel, and he reigned two years: and only the house of
Juda followed David.
11 And the number of the days that David abode,
reigning in Hebron over the house of Juda, was seven years and six months.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of
Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon
13 And Joab the son of Sarvia, and the servants of
David went out, and met them by the pool of Gabaon. And when they were come
together, they sat down over against one another: the one on the one side of
the pool, and the other on the other side.
14 And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and
play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.
15 Then there arose and went over twelve in number of
Benjamin, of the part of Isboseth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants
of David.
16 And every one catching his fellow, by the head,
thrust his sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together: and
the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon.
17 And there was a very fierce battle that day: and
Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.
18 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab,
and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes
that abide in the woods.
19 And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the
right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou
Asael? And he answered: I am.
21 And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to
the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael
would not leave off following him close.
22 And again Abner said to Asael: Go off, and do not
follow me, lest I be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and I shall not be
able to hold up my face to Joab thy brother.
23 But he refused to hearken to him, and would not turn
aside: wherefore Abner struck him with his spear with a back stroke in the
groin, and thrust him through, and he died upon the spot: and all that came to
the place where Asael fell down and died stood still.
24 Now while Joab and Abisai pursued after Abner, the
sun went down: and they came as far as the hill of the aqueduct, that lieth
over against the valley by the way of the wilderness in Gabaon.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves
together to Abner: and being joined in one body, they stood on the top of a
hill.
26 And Abner cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy
sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to
drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from
pursuing after their brethren?
27 And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst
spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing
after their brethren.
28 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army
stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through
the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon,
came to the camp.
30 And Joab returning, after he had left Abner,
assembled all the people: and there were wanting of David's servants nineteen
men, beside Asael.
31 But the servants of David had killed of Benjamin,
and of the men that were with Abner, three hundred and sixty, who all died.
32 And they took Asael, and buried him in the sepulchre
of his father in Bethlehem, and Joab, and the men that were with him, marched
all the night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
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