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2 Samuel 2 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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David Made King over Judah

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Then it came about afterward that David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up.” So David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:2 - So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the [fn]widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:3 - And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they settled in the cities of Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:4 - Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.

And they told David, saying, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5 - So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “May you be blessed of the LORD because you have [fn]shown this kindness to Saul your lord, and have buried him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:6 - “And now may the LORD [fn]show kindness and truth to you; and I also will [fn]show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:7 - “Now then, let your hands be strong and be [fn]valiant, since Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”

Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel

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But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken [fn]Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:9 - And he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:10 - Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:11 - And the [fn]time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

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Now Abner the son of Ner, went from Mahanaim to Gibeon with the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:13 - And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met [fn]them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, [fn]Abner’s men on the one side of the pool and [fn]Joab’s men on the other side of the pool.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14 - Then Abner said to Joab, “Now have the young men arise and hold a martial skills match in our presence.” And Joab said, “Have them arise!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:15 - So they got up and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:16 - And each one of them seized his [fn]opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his [fn]opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called [fn]Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated [fn]by the servants of David.

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Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as [fn]swift-footed as one of the gazelles that is in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:19 - Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn [fn]to the right or to the left from following Abner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:20 - Then Abner looked behind himself and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” And he said, “It is I!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - So Abner said to him, “Turn aside for your own good to your right or to your left, and take hold of one of the young men for yourself, and take for yourself his equipment.” But Asahel was unwilling to turn aside from following him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - Then Abner repeated again to Asahel, “Turn aside for your own good from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I [fn]show my face to your brother Joab?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - However, he refused to turn aside; so Abner struck him in the belly with the butt end of the spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died on the spot. And it happened that all who came thereafter to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.

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But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and when the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is opposite Giah by way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:25 - And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one troop, and they stood on the top of a hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Should the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that it will be bitter in the end? So how long will you [fn]refrain from telling the people to turn back from pursuing their kinsmen?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:27 - Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, then the people of Judah certainly would have withdrawn in the morning, each from pursuing his brother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:28 - So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they continue to fight anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:29 - Abner and his men then went through the Arabah all that night; so they crossed the Jordan, walked all morning, and came to Mahanaim.

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Then Joab returned from pursuing Abner; but he gathered all the people together, and [fn]nineteen of David’s servants were missing, besides Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:31 - However, the servants of David had struck and killed many of Benjamin and Abner’s men; 360 men were dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:32 - And they carried Asahel away and buried him in his father’s tomb, which was in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men traveled all night until the day [fn]dawned at Hebron.
See the NASB20 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit wife
Lit done
Lit do
Lit do
Lit sons of valor
I.e., man of shame; cf. 1 Chr 8:33, Eshbaal
Lit number of days
Lit them together
Lit these on
Lit these on
Lit fellow
Lit fellow’s
I.e., the field of sword-edges
Lit in front of
Lit light in his feet
Lit to go to
Lit lift up
Lit not tell the people
Lit nineteen men
Lit dawned for them
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2 Samuel Chapter 2 — Additional Translations:

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