2 Samuel 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Sons ^H1121 were born ^H3205 to David ^H1732 in Hebron ^H2275: his firstborn ^H1060 was Amnon ^H550, by Ahinoam ^H293 the Jezreelitess ^H3159;

Now it happened ^H1961 that while there was war ^H4421 between ^H996 the house ^H1004 of Saul ^H7586 and the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732, Abner ^H74 was [fn]strengthening ^H2388 himself in the house ^H1004 of Saul ^H7586.

Then Abner ^H74 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 to David ^H1732 at his place ^H8478, saying ^H559, “Whose ^H4310 is the land ^H776? Make ^H3772 your covenant ^H1285 with me, and behold ^H2009, my hand ^H3027 shall be with you to bring ^H5437 all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 over ^H5437 to you.”

Now Abner ^H74 had ^H1961 a [fn]consultation ^H1697 with the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478, saying ^H559, “In times ^{H1571 H8032 H8543} past ^H8543 H8032 you were seeking ^H1245 for David ^H1732 to be king ^H4428 over ^H5921 you.

Then Abner ^H74 and twenty ^H6242 men ^H376 with him came ^H935 to David ^H1732 at Hebron ^H2275. And David ^H1732 held ^H6213 a feast ^H4960 for Abner ^H74 and the men ^H376 who ^H834 were with him.

And behold ^H2009, the servants ^H5650 of David ^H1732 and Joab ^H3097 came ^H935 from a raid ^H1416 and brought ^H935 a large ^H7227 amount ^H7227 of plunder ^H7998 with them; but Abner ^H74 was not with David ^H1732 in Hebron ^H2275, since ^H3588 he had let ^H7971 him go ^H7971, and he had gone ^H1980 in peace ^H7965.

When Joab ^H3097 left ^H3318 David’s ^H1732 presence ^H5973, he sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 after ^H310 Abner ^H74, and they brought ^H7725 him back ^H7725 from the well ^H953 of Sirah ^H5626; but David ^H1732 did not know ^H3045 about it.

Then David ^H1732 said ^H559 to Joab ^H3097 and to all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 who ^H834 were with him, “Tear ^H7167 your clothes ^H899 and put ^H2296 on ^H2296 sackcloth ^H8242, and mourn ^H5594 before ^H6440 Abner ^H74.” And King ^H4428 David ^H1732 walked ^H1980 behind ^H310 the bier ^H4296.

“Should Abner ^H74 die ^H4191 as a fool ^H5036 dies ^H4194?

“Your hands ^H3027 were not bound ^H631, nor ^H3808 your feet ^H7272 put ^H5066 in bronze ^H5178 shackles ^H5178;

As one falls ^H5307 before ^H6440 the [fn]wicked ^H5766 H1121, you have fallen ^H5307.”

And all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 wept ^H1058 over ^H5921 him again ^H3254.