2 Samuel 2

¹And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 30:31Prov 3:5-6Ps 143:81 Sam 23:21 Sam 23:4Gen 32:21 Sam 23:9-12Ezek 36:371 Chr 29:71 Kgs 2:11

²So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 25:42-431 Sam 30:5Luke 22:28-29

³And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 12:1-71 Sam 27:2-31 Sam 30:11 Sam 22:21 Sam 30:9-10Josh 21:11-12

⁴And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh–gilead were they that buried Saul. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 5:51 Sam 31:11-132 Sam 5:31 Chr 11:31 Sam 16:132 Sam 19:112 Sam 19:422 Sam 2:112 Sam 2:72 Sam 5:17

⁵And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh–gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 23:21Ps 115:151 Sam 24:191 Sam 25:32-33Ruth 2:20Ruth 3:10Ruth 1:8

⁶And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 14:22Exod 34:6Matt 5:44Matt 5:72 Sam 10:22 Sam 15:202 Sam 9:32 Sam 9:72 Tim 1:16-18Matt 10:16

⁷Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 10:12Eph 6:101 Sam 31:121 Sam 4:9Gen 15:11 Cor 16:131 Sam 31:7

⁸But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 14:50Gen 32:21 Chr 8:331 Chr 9:391 Sam 17:551 Sam 26:142 Sam 17:26-272 Sam 3:7-82 Sam 4:5-6

⁹And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 30:13Josh 13:8-11Josh 19:18Judg 1:32Num 1:40Num 32:1-42Ps 108:8

¹⁰Ish–bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹¹And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Kgs 2:112 Sam 5:4-51 Chr 29:271 Chr 3:4

¹²And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Josh 10:2Josh 10:4Josh 18:25Josh 9:32 Sam 17:14Gen 32:2Josh 10:12

¹³And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 2:162 Sam 8:161 Chr 11:61 Kgs 1:71 Kgs 2:28-352 Sam 2:182 Sam 20:23Jer 41:12

¹⁴And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 2:172 Sam 2:26-27Prov 10:23Prov 17:14Prov 20:18Prov 25:8Prov 26:18-19

¹⁵Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹⁶And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath–hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹⁷And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 3:1

¹⁸And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 12:8Hab 3:19Ps 18:33Song 2:17Song 8:141 Chr 11:261 Chr 2:15-161 Sam 26:62 Sam 1:23Amos 2:14

¹⁹And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Kgs 22:22 Sam 2:21Josh 1:7Josh 23:6Prov 4:27

²⁰Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

²¹And 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 following of him. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Judg 14:19

²²And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 3:272 Kgs 14:10-12Eccl 6:10Prov 29:1

²³Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 3:272 Sam 4:62 Sam 20:102 Sam 5:62 Sam 20:12-13

²⁴Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

²⁵And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

²⁶Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Jer 46:14Acts 7:26Jer 46:102 Sam 11:252 Sam 2:142 Sam 2:16Hos 11:6Isa 1:20Jer 12:12Jer 2:30

²⁷And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 25:262 Sam 2:14Prov 17:14Isa 47:7Job 27:2Luke 14:31-32Prov 15:1Prov 20:18Prov 25:8

²⁸So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

²⁹And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 2:8Song 2:17

³⁰And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

³¹But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Kgs 20:112 Sam 3:1

³²And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 2:13-161 Sam 17:582 Chr 16:142 Chr 21:12 Sam 5:1Prov 22:29