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2Samuel 3
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Civil War

3The war between the house of Saul and the house of David was long and drawn out, with David growing stronger and the house of Saul becoming weaker.H752H4421H1004H7586H1004H1732H1732H1980H2390H2390H1004H7586H1980H1800H1800
2Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite;H1732H1121H3205H3205H2275H1060H550H293H3159
3his second was Chileab, by Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third was Absalom, son of Maacah the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;H4932H3609H26H802H5037H3761H7992H53H1121H4601H1323H8526H4428H1650
4the fourth was Adonijah, son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah, son of Abital;H7243H138H1121H2294H2549H8203H1121H37
5the sixth was Ithream, by David's wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.H8345H3507H5698H1732H802H3205H1732H2275
6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept acquiring more power in the house of Saul.H4421H1004H7586H1004H1732H74H2388H1004H7586
7Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah daughter of Aiah, and Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, "Why did you sleep with my father's concubine?"H7586H6370H8034H7532H1323H345H559H74H935H1H6370
8Abner was very angry about Ish-bosheth's accusation. "Am I a dog's head who belongs to Judah?" he asked. "All this time I've been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends and haven't handed you over to David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!H74H3966H2734H1697H378H559H3611H7218H3063H6213H2617H3117H1004H7586H1H251H4828H4672H3027H1732H6485H3117H5771H802
9May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don't do for David what the LORD swore to him:H6213H430H74H3254H3068H7650H1732H6213
10to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beer-sheba."H5674H4467H1004H7586H6965H3678H1732H3478H3063H1835H884
11Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner because he was afraid of him.H3201H7725H74H1697H3372
12Abner sent messengers as his representatives to say to David, "Whose land is it? Make your covenant with me, and you can be certain I am on your side to hand all Israel over to you."H74H7971H4397H1732H559H776H559H3772H1285H3027H5437H3478
13David replied, "Good, I will make a covenant with you. However, there's one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal here when you come to see me."H559H2896H3772H1285H259H1697H7592H559H7200H6440H6440H935H4324H7586H1323H935H7200H6440
14Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, "Give me back my wife, Michal. I was engaged to her for the price of 100 Philistine foreskins."H1732H7971H4397H378H7586H1121H559H5414H802H4324H781H3967H6190H6430
15So Ish-bosheth sent someone to take her away from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish.H378H7971H3947H376H6409H1121H3889H3919
16Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Abner said to him, "Go back." So he went back.H376H3212H1980H1058H310H980H559H74H3212H7725H7725

The Assassination of Abner

17Abner conferred with the elders of Israel: "In the past you wanted David to be king over you.H74H1961H1697H2205H3478H559H1245H1732H8543H8032H4428
18Now take action, because the LORD has spoken concerning David: 'Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the power of the Philistines and the power of all Israel's enemies.'"H6213H3068H559H1732H559H3027H5650H1732H3467H5971H3478H3027H6430H3027H341
19Abner also informed the Benjaminites and went to Hebron to inform David about all that was agreed on by Israel and the whole house of Benjamin.H74H1696H241H1144H74H3212H1696H241H1732H2275H5869H2896H3478H5869H1004H1144
20When Abner and 20 men came to David at Hebron, David held a banquet for him and his men.H74H935H1732H2275H6242H582H1732H6213H74H582H4960
21Abner said to David, "Let me now go and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you, and you will rule over all you desire." So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.H74H559H1732H6965H3212H6908H3478H113H4428H3772H1285H4427H5315H183H1732H7971H74H7971H3212H7965
22Just then David's soldiers and Joab returned from a raid and brought a large amount of plundered goods with them. Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had dismissed him, and he had gone in peace.H5650H1732H3097H935H1416H935H7227H7998H74H1732H2275H7971H3212H7965
23When Joab and all his army arrived, Joab was informed, "Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace."H3097H6635H935H5046H3097H559H74H1121H5369H935H4428H7971H3212H7965
24Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Look here, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he's getting away.H3097H935H4428H559H6213H74H935H7971H1980H3212
25You know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to find out about your activities and everything you're doing."H3045H74H1121H5369H935H6601H3045H4161H4126H3996H3045H6213
26Then Joab left David and sent messengers after Abner. They brought him back from the well of Sirah, but David was unaware of it.H3097H3318H1732H7971H4397H310H74H7725H953H5626H1732H3045
27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel, Joab's brother.H74H7725H2275H3097H5186H413H8432H8179H1696H7987H5221H2570H4191H1818H6214H251
28David heard [about it] later and said: "I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.H310H1732H8085H559H4467H5355H3068H5704H5769H1818H74H1121H5369
29May it hang over Joab's head and his father's whole house, and may the house of Joab never be without someone who has an infection or leprosy or a man who can only work a spindle or someone who falls by the sword or starves."H2342H7218H3097H1H1004H3772H1004H3097H2100H6879H2388H6418H5307H2719H2638H3899
30Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.H3097H52H251H2026H74H4191H251H6214H1391H4421
31David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner." And King David walked behind the funeral procession.H1732H559H3097H5971H7167H899H2296H8242H5594H6440H74H4428H1732H1980H310H4296
32When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner's tomb. All the people wept,H6912H74H2275H4428H5375H6963H1058H6913H74H5971H1058
33and the king sang a lament for Abner: Should Abner die as a fool dies?H4428H6969H74H559H4191H74H5036H4194
34Your hands were not bound, your feet not placed in bronze [shackles]. You fell like one who falls victim to criminals. And all the people wept over him even more.H3027H631H7272H5066H5178H5307H6440H5766H1121H5307H5971H1058H3254
35Then they came to urge David to eat bread while it was still day, but David took an oath: "May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset!"H3605H5971H935H1262H1732H1262H3899H5750H3117H1732H7650H559H6213H430H3254H2938H3899H3972H6440H8121H935
36All the people took note of this, and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.H5971H5234H3190H5869H4428H6213H5869H2896H5971
37On that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.H5971H3478H3045H3117H4428H4191H74H1121H5369
38Then the king said to his soldiers, "You must know that a great leader has fallen in Israel today.H4428H559H5650H3045H8269H1419H5307H3117H3478
39As for me, even though I am the anointed king, I have little power today. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!"H3117H7390H4886H4428H582H1121H6870H7186H3068H7999H6213H7451


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