Chapter 1
1 David Learns of Saul's Death
Now it came 1961 about after 310 the death 4194 of Saul 7586, when David 1732 had returned 7725 from the slaughter 5221 of the Amalekites 6002, that David 1732 remained 3427 two 8147 days 3117 in Ziklag 6860.
2 On the third 7992 day 3117, behold 2009, a man 376 came 935 out of the camp 4264 from Saul 7586, with his clothes 899 torn 7167 and dust 127 on his head 7218. And it came 1961 about when he came 935 to David 1732 that he fell 5307 to the ground 776 and prostrated 7812 himself.
3 Then David 1732 said 559 to him, "From where 335 do you come 935?" And he said 559 to him, "I have escaped 4422 from the camp 4264 of Israel 3478."
4 David 1732 said 559 to him, "How 4100 did things 1697 go 1961? Please 4994 tell 5046 me." And he said 559, "The people 5971 have fled 5127 from the battle 4421, and also 1571 many 7235 of the people 5971 have fallen 5307 and are dead 4191; and Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3083 his son 1121 are dead 4191 also 1571."
5 So David 1732 said 559 to the young 5288 man 5288 who told 5046 him, "How 349 do you know 3045 that Saul 7586 and his son 1121 Jonathan 3083 are dead 4191?"
6 The young 5288 man 5288 who told 5046 him said 559, "By chance 7122 I happened 7136 to be on Mount 2022 Gilboa 1533, and behold 2009, Saul 7586 was leaning 8172 on his spear 2595. And behold 2009, the chariots 7393 and the horsemen 6571 pursued 1692 him closely 1692.
7 "When he looked 6437 behind 310 him, he saw 7200 me and called 7121 to me. And I said 559, 'Here 2009 I am.'
8 "He said 559 to me, 'Who 4310 are you?' And I answered 559 him, 'I am an Amalekite 6003.'
9 "Then he said 559 to me, 'Please 4994 stand 5975 beside 5921 me and kill 4191 me, for agony 7661 has seized 270 me because 3588 my life 5315 still 5750 lingers in me.'
10 "So I stood 5975 beside 5921 him and killed 4191 him, because 3588 I knew 3045 that he could not live 2421 after 310 he had fallen 5307. And I took 3947 the crown 5145 which 834 {was} on his head 7218 and the bracelet 685 which 834 {was} on his arm 2220, and I have brought 935 them here 2008 to my lord 113."
11 ¶ Then David 1732 took 2388 hold 2388 of his clothes 899 and tore 7167 them, and {so} also 1571 {did} all 3605 the men 376 who 834 {were} with him.
12 They mourned 5594 and wept 1058 and fasted 6684 until 5704 evening 6153 for Saul 7586 and his son 1121 Jonathan 3083 and for the people 5971 of the LORD 3068 and the house 1004 of Israel 3478, because 3588 they had fallen 5307 by the sword 2719.
13 David 1732 said 559 to the young 5288 man 5288 who told 5046 him, "Where 335 are you from?" And he answered 559, "I am the son 1121 of an alien 1616, an Amalekite 6003."
14 Then David 1732 said 559 to him, "How 349 is it you were not afraid 3372 to stretch 7971 out your hand 3027 to destroy 7843 the LORD'S 3068 anointed 4899?"
15 And David 1732 called 7121 one 259 of the young 5288 men 5288 and said 559, "Go 5066, cut 6293 him down 6293." So he struck 5221 him and he died 4191.
16 David 1732 said 559 to him, "Your blood 1818 is on your head 7218, for your mouth 6310 has testified 6030 against you, saying 559, 'I have killed 4191 the LORD'S 3068 anointed 4899.'"
17 David's Dirge for Saul and Jonathan
¶ Then David 1732 chanted 6969 with this 2088 lament 7015 over 5921 Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3083 his son 1121,
18 and he told 559 {them} to teach 3925 the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 {the song of} the bow 7198; behold 2009, it is written 3789 in the book 5612 of Jashar 3477.
19 "Your beauty 6643, O Israel 3478, is slain 2491 on your high 1116 places 1116! How 349 have the mighty 1368 fallen 5307!
20 "Tell 5046 {it} not in Gath 1661, Proclaim 1319 it not in the streets 2351 of Ashkelon 831, Or 6435 the daughters 1323 of the Philistines 6430 will rejoice 8055, The daughters 1323 of the uncircumcised 6189 will exult 5937.
21 "O mountains 2022 of Gilboa 1533, Let not dew 2919 or rain 4306 be on you, nor 408 fields 7704 of offerings 8641; For there 8033 the shield 4043 of the mighty 1368 was defiled 1602, The shield 4043 of Saul 7586, not anointed 4899 with oil 8081.
22 "From the blood 1818 of the slain 2491, from the fat 2459 of the mighty 1368, The bow 7198 of Jonathan 3083 did not turn 5472 back 268, And the sword 2719 of Saul 7586 did not return 7725 empty 7387.
23 "Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3083, beloved 157 and pleasant 5273 in their life 2425, And in their death 4194 they were not parted 6504; They were swifter 7043 than 4480 eagles 5404, They were stronger 1396 than 4480 lions 738.
24 "O daughters 1323 of Israel 3478, weep 1058 over 413 Saul 7586, Who clothed 3847 you luxuriously 5730 in scarlet 8144, Who put 5927 ornaments 5716 of gold 2091 on your apparel 3830.
25 "How 349 have the mighty 1368 fallen 5307 in the midst 8432 of the battle 4421! Jonathan 3083 is slain 2491 on your high 1116 places 1116.
26 "I am distressed 6887 for you, my brother 251 Jonathan 3083; You have been very 3966 pleasant 5276 to me. Your love 160 to me was more 4480 wonderful 6381 Than 4480 the love 160 of women 802.
27 "How 349 have the mighty 1368 fallen 5307, And the weapons 3627 of war 4421 perished 6!"
Chapter 2
1 David Made King over Judah
Then it came 1961 about afterwards that David 1732 inquired 7592 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, "Shall I go 5927 up to one 259 of the cities 5892 of Judah 3063?" And the LORD 3068 said 559 to him, "Go 5927 up." So David 1732 said 559, "Where 575 shall I go 5927 up?" And He said 559, "To Hebron 2275."
2 So David 1732 went 5927 up there 8033, and his two 8147 wives 802 also 1571, Ahinoam 293 the Jezreelitess 3159 and Abigail 26 the widow 802 of Nabal 5037 the Carmelite 3761.
3 And David 1732 brought 5927 up his men 376 who 834 {were} with him, each 376 with his household 1004; and they lived 3427 in the cities 5892 of Hebron 2275.
4 Then the men 376 of Judah 3063 came 935 and there 8033 anointed 4886 David 1732 king 4428 over 5921 the house 1004 of Judah 3063.
5 ¶ David 1732 sent 7971 messengers 4397 to the men 376 of Jabesh-gilead, and said 559 to them, "May you be blessed 1288 of the LORD 3068 because 834 you have shown 6213 this 2088 kindness 2617 to Saul 7586 your lord 113, and have buried 6912 him.
6 "Now 6258 may the LORD 3068 show 6213 lovingkindness 2617 and truth 571 to you; and I also 1571 will show 6213 this 2088 goodness 2899 to you, because 834 you have done 6213 this 2088 thing 1697.
7 "Now 6258 therefore, let your hands 3027 be strong 2388 and be valiant; for Saul 7586 your lord 113 is dead 4191, and also 1571 the house 1004 of Judah 3063 has anointed 4886 me king 4428 over 5921 them."
8 Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel
¶ But Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369, commander 8269 of Saul's 7586 army 6635, had taken 3947 Ish-bosheth 378 the son 1121 of Saul 7586 and brought 5674 him over 5674 to Mahanaim 4266.
9 He made 4427 him king 4427 over 413 Gilead 1568, over 413 the Ashurites 805, over 413 Jezreel 3157, over 5921 Ephraim 669, and over 5921 Benjamin 1144, even over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478.
10 Ish-bosheth 378, Saul's 7586 son 1121, was forty 705 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478, and he was king 4427 for two 8147 years 8141. The house 1004 of Judah 3063, however 389, followed 310 David 1732.
11 The time that David 1732 was king 4428 in Hebron 2275 over 5921 the house 1004 of Judah 3063 was seven 7651 years 8141 and six 8337 months 2320.
12 Civil War
¶ Now Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369, went 3318 out from Mahanaim 4266 to Gibeon 1391 with the servants 5650 of Ish-bosheth 378 the son 1121 of Saul 7586.
13 And Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 and the servants 5650 of David 1732 went 3318 out and met 6298 them by the pool 1295 of Gibeon 1391; and they sat 3427 down 3427, one 428 on the one 2088 side 2088 of the pool 1295 and the other 2088 on the other 2088 side 2088 of the pool 1295.
14 Then Abner 74 said 559 to Joab 3097, "Now 4994 let the young 5288 men 5288 arise 6965 and hold 7832 a contest 7832 before 6440 us." And Joab 3097 said 559, "Let them arise 6965."
15 So they arose 6965 and went 5674 over 5674 by count 4557, twelve for Benjamin 1144 and Ish-bosheth 378 the son 1121 of Saul 7586, and twelve of the servants 5650 of David 1732.
16 Each 376 one 376 of them seized 2388 his opponent 7453 by the head 7218 and {thrust} his sword 2719 in his opponent's 7453 side 6654; so they fell 5307 down 5307 together 3164. Therefore that place 4725 was called 7121 Helkath-hazzurim 2521, which 834 is in Gibeon 1391.
17 That day 3117 the battle 4421 was very 3966 severe 7186, and Abner 74 and the men 376 of Israel 3478 were beaten 5062 before 6440 the servants 5650 of David 1732.
18 ¶ Now the three 7969 sons 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 were there 8033, Joab 3097 and Abishai 52 and Asahel 6214; and Asahel 6214 {was} {as} swift-footed as one 259 of the gazelles 6643 which 834 is in the field 7704.
19 Asahel 6214 pursued 7291 Abner 74 and did not turn 5186 to the right 3225 or to the left 8040 from following 310 Abner 74.
20 Then Abner 74 looked 6437 behind 310 him and said 559, "Is that you, Asahel 6214?" And he answered 559, "It is I."
21 So Abner 74 said 559 to him, "Turn 5186 to your right 3225 or 176 to your left 8040, and take 270 hold 270 of one 259 of the young 5288 men 5288 for yourself, and take 3947 for yourself his spoil 2488." But Asahel 6214 was not willing 14 to turn 5493 aside 5493 from following 310 him.
22 Abner 74 repeated again 5750 to Asahel 6214, "Turn 5493 aside 5493 from following 310 me. Why 4100 should I strike 5221 you to the ground 776? How 349 then could I lift 5375 up my face 6440 to your brother 251 Joab 3097?"
23 However, he refused 3985 to turn 5493 aside 5493; therefore Abner 74 struck 5221 him in the belly 2570 with the butt 310 end 310 of the spear 2595, so that the spear 2595 came 3318 out at his back 310. And he fell 5307 there 8033 and died 4191 on the spot 8478. And it came 1961 about that all 3605 who came 935 to the place 4725 where Asahel 6214 had fallen 5307 and died 4191, stood 5975 still 5975.
24 ¶ But Joab 3097 and Abishai 52 pursued 7291 Abner 74, and when the sun 8121 was going 935 down, they came 935 to the hill 1389 of Ammah 522, which 834 is in front 6440 of Giah 1520 by the way 1870 of the wilderness 4057 of Gibeon 1391.
25 The sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144 gathered 6908 together behind 310 Abner 74 and became 1961 one 259 band 92, and they stood 5975 on the top 7218 of a certain 259 hill 1389.
26 Then Abner 74 called 7121 to Joab 3097 and said 559, "Shall the sword 2719 devour 398 forever 5331? Do you not know 3045 that it will be bitter 4751 in the end 314? How 4970 long will you refrain 3808 from telling 559 the people 5971 to turn 7725 back 7725 from following 310 their brothers 251?"
27 Joab 3097 said 559, "As God 430 lives 2416, if you had not spoken 1696, surely 3588 then 227 the people 5971 would have gone 5927 away 5927 in the morning 1242, each 376 from following 310 his brother 251."
28 So Joab 3097 blew 8628 the trumpet 7782; and all 3605 the people 5971 halted 5975 and pursued 7291 Israel 3478 no 3808 longer 5750, nor 3808 did they continue 3254 to fight 3898 anymore 5750.
29 Abner 74 and his men 376 then went 1980 through the Arabah 6160 all 3605 that night 3915; so they crossed 5674 the Jordan 3383, walked 1980 all 3605 morning 1338, and came 935 to Mahanaim 4266.
30 ¶ Then Joab 3097 returned 7725 from following 310 Abner 74; when he had gathered 6908 all 3605 the people 5971 together, nineteen of David's 1732 servants 5650 besides Asahel 6214 were missing 6485.
31 But the servants 5650 of David 1732 had struck 5221 down 5221 many of Benjamin 1144 and Abner's 74 men 376, {so that} three 7969 hundred 3967 and sixty 8346 men 376 died 4191.
32 And they took 5375 up Asahel 6214 and buried 6912 him in his father's 1 tomb 6913 which 834 was in Bethlehem 1035. Then Joab 3097 and his men 376 went 1980 all 3605 night 3915 until the day dawned 215 at Hebron 2275.
Chapter 3
1 The House of David Strengthened
Now there was a long 752 war 4421 between 996 the house 1004 of Saul 7586 and the house 1004 of David 1732; and David 1732 grew 1980 steadily 1980 stronger 2388, but the house 1004 of Saul 7586 grew 1980 weaker 1800 continually 1980.
2 ¶ Sons 1121 were born 3205 to David 1732 at Hebron 2275: his firstborn 1060 was Amnon 550, by Ahinoam 293 the Jezreelitess 3159;
3 and his second 4932, Chileab 3609, by Abigail 26 the widow 802 of Nabal 5037 the Carmelite 3761; and the third 7992, Absalom 53 the son 1121 of Maacah 4601, the daughter 1323 of Talmai 8526, king 4428 of Geshur 1650;
4 and the fourth 7243, Adonijah 138 the son 1121 of Haggith 2294; and the fifth 2549, Shephatiah 8203 the son 1121 of Abital 37;
5 and the sixth 8345, Ithream 3507, by David's 1732 wife 802 Eglah 5698. These 428 were born 3205 to David 1732 at Hebron 2275.
6 Abner Joins David
¶ It came 1961 about while there was war 4421 between 996 the house 1004 of Saul 7586 and the house 1004 of David 1732 that Abner 74 was making 2388 himself strong 2388 in the house 1004 of Saul 7586.
7 Now Saul 7586 had a concubine 6370 whose name 8034 was Rizpah 7532, the daughter 1323 of Aiah 345; and Ish-bosheth said 559 to Abner 74, "Why 4069 have you gone 935 in to my father's 1 concubine 6370?"
8 Then Abner 74 was very 3966 angry 2734 over 5921 the words 1697 of Ish-bosheth 378 and said 559, "Am I a dog's 3611 head 7218 that belongs to Judah 3063? Today 3117 I show 6213 kindness 2617 to the house 1004 of Saul 7586 your father 1, to his brothers 251 and to his friends 4828, and have not delivered 4672 you into the hands 3027 of David 1732; and yet today 3117 you charge 6485 me with a guilt 5771 concerning the woman 802.
9 "May God 430 do 6213 so 3541 to Abner 74, and more 3254 also 3541, if 3588 as the LORD 3068 has sworn 7650 to David 1732, I do not accomplish 6213 this 3651 for him,
10 to transfer 5674 the kingdom 4467 from the house 1004 of Saul 7586 and to establish 6965 the throne 3678 of David 1732 over 5921 Israel 3478 and over 5921 Judah 3063, from Dan 1835 even to Beersheba 884."
11 And he could 3201 no 3808 longer 5750 answer 7725 Abner 74 a word 1697, because 4480 he was afraid 3372 of him.
12 ¶ Then Abner 74 sent 7971 messengers 4397 to David 1732 in his place 8478, saying 559, "Whose 4310 is the land 776? Make 3772 your covenant 1285 with me, and behold 2009, my hand 3027 shall be with you to bring 5437 all 3605 Israel 3478 over 5437 to you."
13 He said 559, "Good 2896! I will make 3772 a covenant 1285 with you, but I demand 7592 one 259 thing 1697 of you, namely 559, you shall not see 7200 my face 6440 unless you first 6440 bring 935 Michal 4324, Saul's 7586 daughter 1323, when you come 935 to see 7200 me."
14 So David 1732 sent 7971 messengers 4397 to Ish-bosheth 378, Saul's 7586 son 1121, saying 559, "Give 5414 me my wife 802 Michal 4324, to whom 834 I was betrothed 781 for a hundred 3967 foreskins 6190 of the Philistines 6430."
15 Ish-bosheth 378 sent 7971 and took 3947 her from {her} husband 376, from Paltiel 6409 the son 1121 of Laish 3919.
16 But her husband 376 went 1980 with her, weeping 1058 as he went 1980, and followed 310 her as far 5704 as Bahurim 980. Then Abner 74 said 559 to him, "Go 1980, return 7725." So he returned 7725.
17 ¶ Now Abner 74 had 1961 consultation 1697 with the elders 2205 of Israel 3478, saying 559, "In times past you were seeking 1245 for David 1732 to be king 4428 over 5921 you.
18 "Now 6258 then, do 6213 {it!} For the LORD 3068 has spoken 559 of David 1732, saying 559, 'By the hand 3027 of My servant 5650 David 1732 I will save 3467 My people 5971 Israel 3478 from the hand 3027 of the Philistines 6430 and from the hand 3027 of all 3605 their enemies 340.'"
19 Abner 74 also 1571 spoke 1696 in the hearing 241 of Benjamin 1144; and in addition 1571 Abner 74 went 1980 to speak 1696 in the hearing 241 of David 1732 in Hebron 2275 all 3605 that seemed good 2895 to Israel 3478 and to the whole 3605 house 1004 of Benjamin 1144.
20 ¶ Then Abner 74 and twenty 6242 men 376 with him came 935 to David 1732 at Hebron 2275. And David 1732 made 6213 a feast 4960 for Abner 74 and the men 376 who 834 were with him.
21 Abner 74 said 559 to David 1732, "Let me arise 6965 and go 1980 and gather 6908 all 3605 Israel 3478 to my lord 113 the king 4428, that they may make 3772 a covenant 1285 with you, and that you may be king 4427 over all 3605 that your soul 5315 desires 183." So David 1732 sent 7971 Abner 74 away 7971, and he went 1980 in peace 7965.
22 ¶ And behold 2009, the servants 5650 of David 1732 and Joab 3097 came 935 from a raid 1416 and brought 935 much 7227 spoil 7998 with them; but Abner 74 was not with David 1732 in Hebron 2275, for he had sent 7971 him away 7971, and he had gone 1980 in peace 7965.
23 When Joab 3097 and all 3605 the army 6635 that was with him arrived 935, they told 5046 Joab 3097, saying 559, "Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369 came 935 to the king 4428, and he has sent 7971 him away 7971, and he has gone 1980 in peace 7965."
24 Then Joab 3097 came 935 to the king 4428 and said 559, "What 4100 have you done 6213? Behold 2009, Abner 74 came 935 to you; why 4100 then 2088 have you sent 7971 him away 7971 and he is already 1980 gone 1980?
25 "You know 3045 Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369, that he came 935 to deceive 6601 you and to learn 3045 of your going 4161 out and coming 4126 in and to find 3045 out all 3605 that you are doing 6213."
26 Joab Murders Abner
¶ When Joab 3097 came 3318 out from David 1732, he sent 7971 messengers 4397 after 310 Abner 74, and they brought 7725 him back 7725 from the well 953 of Sirah 5626; but David 1732 did not know 3045 {it.}
27 So when Abner 74 returned 7725 to Hebron 2275, Joab 3097 took 5186 him aside 5186 into the middle 8432 of the gate 8179 to speak 1696 with him privately 7987, and there 8033 he struck 5221 him in the belly 2570 so that he died 4191 on account of the blood 1818 of Asahel 6214 his brother 251.
28 Afterward 310 when David 1732 heard 8085 it, he said 559, "I and my kingdom 4467 are innocent 5355 before the LORD 3068 forever of the blood 1818 of Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369.
29 "May it fall 2342 on the head 7218 of Joab 3097 and on all 3605 his father's 1 house 1004; and may there not fail 3772 from the house 1004 of Joab 3097 one who has a discharge 2100, or who is a leper 6879, or who takes 2388 hold 2388 of a distaff 6418, or who falls 5307 by the sword 2719, or who lacks 2638 bread 3899."
30 So Joab 3097 and Abishai 52 his brother 251 killed 2026 Abner 74 because he had put 4191 their brother 251 Asahel 6214 to death 4191 in the battle 4421 at Gibeon 1391.
31 David Mourns Abner
¶ Then David 1732 said 559 to Joab 3097 and to all 3605 the people 5971 who 834 were with him, "Tear 7167 your clothes 899 and gird 2296 on sackcloth 8242 and lament 5594 before 6440 Abner 74." And King 4428 David 1732 walked 1980 behind 310 the bier 4296.
32 Thus they buried 6912 Abner 74 in Hebron 2275; and the king 4428 lifted 5375 up his voice 6963 and wept 1058 at the grave 6913 of Abner 74, and all 3605 the people 5971 wept 1058.
33 The king 4428 chanted 6969 a {lament} for Abner 74 and said 559, "Should Abner 74 die 4191 as a fool 5036 dies 4194?
34 "Your hands 3027 were not bound 631, nor 3808 your feet 7272 put 5066 in fetters 5178; As one falls 5307 before 6440 the wicked, you have fallen 5307." And all 3605 the people 5971 wept 1058 again 3254 over 5921 him.
35 Then all 3605 the people 5971 came 935 to persuade David 1732 to eat 1262 bread 3899 while it was still 5750 day 3117; but David 1732 vowed 7650, saying 559, "May God 430 do 6213 so 3541 to me, and more 3254 also 3541, if I taste 2938 bread 3899 or 176 anything 3972 else 3605 before 6440 the sun 8121 goes 935 down."
36 Now all 3605 the people 5971 took 5234 note 5234 {of it,} and it pleased them, just as everything the king 4428 did 6213 pleased all 3605 the people 5971.
37 So all 3605 the people 5971 and all 3605 Israel 3478 understood 3045 that day 3117 that it had not been 1961 {the will} of the king 4428 to put 4191 Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369 to death 4191.
38 Then the king 4428 said 559 to his servants 5650, "Do you not know 3045 that a prince 8269 and a great 1419 man 1419 has fallen 5307 this 2088 day 3117 in Israel 3478?
39 "I am weak 7390 today 3117, though anointed 4886 king 4428; and these 428 men 376 the sons 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 are too 4480 difficult 7186 for me. May the LORD 3068 repay 7999 the evildoer according to his evil 7463."
Chapter 4
1 Ish-bosheth Murdered
Now when Ish-bosheth, Saul's 7586 son 1121, heard 8085 that Abner 74 had died 4191 in Hebron 2275, he lost 7503 courage, and all 3605 Israel 3478 was disturbed 926.
2 Saul's 7586 son 1121 {had} two 8147 men 376 who were commanders 8269 of bands 1416: the name 8034 of the one 259 was Baanah 1196 and the name 8034 of the other 8145 Rechab 7394, sons 1121 of Rimmon 7417 the Beerothite 886, of the sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144 (for Beeroth 881 is also 1571 considered 2803 {part} of Benjamin 1144,
3 and the Beerothites 886 fled 1272 to Gittaim 1664 and have been 1961 aliens 1481 there 8033 until 5704 this 2088 day 3117).
4 ¶ Now Jonathan 3083, Saul's 7586 son 1121, had a son 1121 crippled 5223 in his feet 7272. He was five 2568 years 8141 old 1121 when the report 8052 of Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3083 came 935 from Jezreel 3157, and his nurse 539 took 5375 him up and fled 5127. And it happened 1961 that in her hurry 2648 to flee 5127, he fell 5307 and became 6452 lame 6452. And his name 8034 was Mephibosheth 4648.
5 ¶ So the sons 1121 of Rimmon 7417 the Beerothite 886, Rechab 7394 and Baanah 1196, departed 1980 and came 935 to the house 1004 of Ish-bosheth 378 in the heat 2527 of the day 3117 while he was taking 7901 his midday 6672 rest 4904.
6 They came 935 to the middle 8432 of the house 1004 as if to get 3947 wheat 2406, and they struck 5221 him in the belly 2570; and Rechab 7394 and Baanah 1196 his brother 251 escaped 4422.
7 Now when they came 935 into the house 1004, as he was lying 7901 on his bed 4296 in his bedroom, they struck 5221 him and killed 4191 him and beheaded him. And they took 3947 his head 7218 and traveled 1980 by way 1870 of the Arabah 6160 all 3605 night 3915.
8 Then they brought 935 the head 7218 of Ish-bosheth 378 to David 1732 at Hebron 2275 and said 559 to the king 4428, "Behold 2009, the head 7218 of Ish-bosheth 378 the son 1121 of Saul 7586, your enemy 340, who 834 sought 1245 your life 5315; thus the LORD 3068 has given 5414 my lord 113 the king 4428 vengeance 5360 this 2088 day 3117 on Saul 7586 and his descendants 2233."
9 ¶ David 1732 answered 6030 Rechab 7394 and Baanah 1196 his brother 251, sons 1121 of Rimmon 7417 the Beerothite 886, and said 559 to them, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, who 834 has redeemed 6299 my life 5315 from all 3605 distress 6869,
10 when 3588 one told 5046 me, saying 559, 'Behold 2009, Saul 7586 is dead 4191,' and thought 5869 he was bringing 1319 good news 1319, I seized 270 him and killed 2026 him in Ziklag 6860, which 834 was the reward 1309 I gave 5414 him for {his} news 1309.
11 "How 637 much more, when 3588 wicked 7563 men 376 have killed 2026 a righteous 6662 man 376 in his own house 1004 on his bed 4904, shall I not now 6258 require 1245 his blood 1818 from your hand 3027 and destroy 1197 you from the earth 776?"
12 Then David 1732 commanded 6680 the young 5288 men 5288, and they killed 2026 them and cut 7112 off 7112 their hands 3027 and feet 7272 and hung 8518 them up beside 5921 the pool 1295 in Hebron 2275. But they took 3947 the head 7218 of Ish-bosheth 378 and buried 6912 it in the grave 6913 of Abner 74 in Hebron 2275.
Chapter 5
1 David King over All Israel
Then all 3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 came 935 to David 1732 at Hebron 2275 and said 559, "Behold 2009, we are your bone 6106 and your flesh 1320.
2 "Previously, when Saul 7586 was king 4428 over 5921 us, you were the one who led 3318 Israel 3478 out and in. And the LORD 3068 said 559 to you, 'You will shepherd 7462 My people 5971 Israel 3478, and you will be a ruler 5057 over 5921 Israel 3478.'"
3 So all 3605 the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 came 935 to the king 4428 at Hebron 2275, and King 4428 David 1732 made 3772 a covenant 1285 with them before 6440 the LORD 3068 at Hebron 2275; then they anointed 4886 David 1732 king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478.
4 David 1732 was thirty 7970 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, {and} he reigned 4427 forty 705 years 8141.
5 At Hebron 2275 he reigned 4427 over 5921 Judah 3063 seven 7651 years 8141 and six 8337 months 2320, and in Jerusalem 3389 he reigned 4427 thirty-three years 8141 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478 and Judah 3063.
6 ¶ Now the king 4428 and his men 376 went 1980 to Jerusalem 3389 against 413 the Jebusites 2983, the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776, and they said 559 to David 1732, "You shall not come 935 in here 2008, but the blind 5787 and lame 6455 will turn 5493 you away 5493"; thinking 559, "David 1732 cannot 3808 enter 935 here 2008."
7 Nevertheless, David 1732 captured 3920 the stronghold 4686 of Zion 6726, that is the city 5892 of David 1732.
8 David 1732 said 559 on that day 3117, "Whoever 3605 would strike 5221 the Jebusites 2983, let him reach 5060 the lame 6455 and the blind 5787, who are hated 8130 by David's 1732 soul 5315, through the water 6794 tunnel 6794." Therefore they say 559, "The blind 5787 or the lame 6455 shall not come 935 into the house 1004."
9 So David 1732 lived 3427 in the stronghold 4686 and called 7121 it the city 5892 of David 1732. And David 1732 built 1129 all 5439 around 5439 from the Millo 4407 and inward 1004.
10 David 1732 became 1980 greater 1980 and greater 1419, for the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 was with him.
11 ¶ Then Hiram 2438 king 4428 of Tyre 6865 sent 7971 messengers 4397 to David 1732 with cedar 730 trees 6086 and carpenters and stonemasons; and they built 1129 a house 1004 for David 1732.
12 And David 1732 realized 3045 that the LORD 3068 had established 3559 him as king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478, and that He had exalted 5375 his kingdom 4467 for the sake 5668 of His people 5971 Israel 3478.
13 ¶ Meanwhile David 1732 took 3947 more 5750 concubines 6370 and wives 802 from Jerusalem 3389, after 310 he came 935 from Hebron 2275; and more 5750 sons 1121 and daughters 1323 were born 3205 to David 1732.
14 Now these 428 are the names 8034 of those who 3209 were born 3209 to him in Jerusalem 3389: Shammua 8051, Shobab 7727, Nathan 5416, Solomon 8010,
15 Ibhar 2984, Elishua 474, Nepheg 5298, Japhia 3309,
16 Elishama 476, Eliada 450 and Eliphelet 467.
17 War with the Philistines
¶ When the Philistines 6430 heard 8085 that they had anointed 4886 David 1732 king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478, all 3605 the Philistines 6430 went 5927 up to seek 1245 out David 1732; and when David 1732 heard 8085 {of it,} he went 3381 down 3381 to the stronghold 4686.
18 Now the Philistines 6430 came 935 and spread 5203 themselves out in the valley 6010 of Rephaim 7497.
19 Then David 1732 inquired 7592 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, "Shall I go 5927 up against 413 the Philistines 6430? Will You give 5414 them into my hand 3027?" And the LORD 3068 said 559 to David 1732, "Go 5927 up, for I will certainly 5414 give 5414 the Philistines 6430 into your hand 3027."
20 So David 1732 came 935 to Baal-perazim 1188 and defeated 5221 them there 8033; and he said 559, "The LORD 3068 has broken 6555 through 6555 my enemies 340 before 6440 me like the breakthrough 6556 of waters 4325." Therefore he named that place 4725 Baal-perazim 1188.
21 They abandoned 5800 their idols 6091 there 8033, so David 1732 and his men 376 carried 5375 them away.
22 ¶ Now the Philistines 6430 came 5927 up once again 3254 and spread 5203 themselves out in the valley 6010 of Rephaim 7497.
23 When David 1732 inquired 7592 of the LORD 3068, He said 559, "You shall not go 5927 {directly} up; circle 5437 around 5437 behind 310 them and come 935 at them in front 4136 of the balsam 1057 trees 1057.
24 "It shall be, when you hear 8085 the sound 6963 of marching 6807 in the tops 7218 of the balsam 1057 trees 1057, then 227 you shall act 2782 promptly 2782, for then 227 the LORD 3068 will have gone 3318 out before 6440 you to strike 5221 the army 4264 of the Philistines 6430."
25 Then David 1732 did 6213 so 3651, just 3512 as the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 him, and struck 5221 down 5221 the Philistines 6430 from Geba 1387 as far 5704 as Gezer 1507.