- Second Book of Samuel (Second Book of Kings)
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chapter 3
1
Now
there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: David
prospering and growing always stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul
decaying daily.
2 And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his
firstborn was Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess:
3 And his second Cheleab of Abigail the wife of Nabal
of Carmel: and the third Absalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tholmai king
of Gessur:
4 And the fourth Adonias, the son of Haggith: and the
fifth Saphathia the son of Abital:
5 And the sixth Jethraam of Egla the wife of David:
these were born to David in Hebron.
6 Now while there was war between the house of Saul and
the house of David, Abner the son of Ner ruled the house of Saul.
7 And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the daughter
of Aia. And Isboseth said to Abner:
8 Why didst thou go in to my father's concubine? And he
was exceedingly angry for the words of Isboseth, and said: Am I a dog's head
against Juda this day, who have shewn mercy to the house of Saul thy father,
and to his brethren and friends, and have not delivered thee into the hands of
David, and hast thou sought this day against me to charge me with a matter
concerning a woman?
9 So do God to Abner, and more also, unless as the Lord
hath sworn to David, so I do to him,
10 That the kingdom be translated from the house of
Saul, and the throne of David be set up over Israel, and over Juda from Dan to
Bersabee.
11 And he could not answer him a word, because he
feared him.
12 Abner therefore sent messengers to David for
himself, saying: Whose is the land? and that they should say: Make a league
with me, and my hand shall be with thee: and I will bring all Israel to thee.
13 And he said: Very well: I will make a league with
thee: but one thing I require of thee, saying: Thou shalt not see my face
before thou bring Michol the daughter of Saul: and so thou shalt come, and see
me.
14 And David sent messengers to Isboseth the son of
Saul, saying: Restore my wife Michol, whom I espoused to me for a hundred
foreskins of the Philistines.
15 And Isboseth sent, and took her from her husband
Phaltiel, the son of Lais.
16 And her husband followed her, weeping as far as
Bahurim: and Abner said to him: Go and return. And he returned.
17 Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel, saying:
Both yesterday and the day before you sought for David that he might reign over
you.
18 Now then do it: because the Lord hath spoken to
David, saying: By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel
from the hands of the Philistines, and of all their enemies.
19 And Abner spoke also to Benjamin. And he went to
speak to David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to all Benjamin.
20 And he came to David in Hebron with twenty men: and
David made a feast for Abner, and his men that came with him.
21 And Abner said to David: I will rise, that I may
gather all Israel unto thee my lord the king, and may enter into a league with
thee, and that thou mayst reign over all as thy soul desireth. Now when David
bad brought Abner on his way, and he was gone in peace,
22 Immediately David's servants and Joab came, after
having slain the robbers, with an exceeding great booty: and Abner, was not
with David in Hebron, for he had now sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
23 And Joab and all the army that was with him, came
afterwards: and it was told Joab, that Abner the son of Ner came to the king,
and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
24 And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou
done? Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone
and departed?
25 Knowest thou not Abner the son of Ner, that to this
end he came to thee, that he might deceive thee, and to know thy going out, and
thy coming in, and to know all thou dost?
26 Then Joab going out from David, sent messengers
after Abner, and brought him back from the cistern of Sira, David knowing
nothing of it.
27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him
aside to the middle of the gate, to speak to him treacherously: and he stabbed
him there in the groin, and he died, in revenge of the blood of Asael his
brother.
28 And when David heard of it, after the thing was now
done, he said: I, and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord for ever of the
blood of Abner the son of Ner:
29 And may it come upon the head of Joab, and upon all
his father's house: and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath
an issue of seed, or that is a leper, or that holdeth the distaff, or that
falleth by the sword, or that wanteth bread.
30 So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because
he had killed their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle.
31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that
were with him: Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloths, and
mourn before the funeral of Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
32 And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David
lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner: and all the people also
wept.
33 And the king mourning and lamenting over Abner,
said: Not as cowards are wont to die, hath Abner died.
34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet laden with
fetters: but as men fall before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall.
And all the people repeating it wept over him.
35 And when all the people came to take meat with
David, while it was yet broad day, David swore, saying: So do God to me, and
more also, if I taste bread or any thing else before sunset.
36 And all the people heard, and they were pleased, and
all that the king did seemed good in the sight of all the people.
37 And all the people, and all Israel understood that
day that it was not the king's doing, that Abner the son of Ner was slain.
38 The king also said to his servants: Do you not know
that a prince and great man is slain this day in Israel?
39 But I as yet am tender, though anointed king. And
these men the sons of Sarvia are too hard for me: the Lord reward him that doth
evil according to his wickedness.
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