2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2
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2 Samuel 2 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And it came to pass after this, that enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of ? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto . So went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the , and ’s wife the . And his men that were with him did bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of . And the men of came, and there they anointed king over the house of . And they told , saying, That the men of - were they that buried . And sent messengers unto the men of -, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto , and have buried him. And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master is dead, and also the house of have anointed me king over them. But the son of , captain of ’s host, took -bosheth the son of , and brought him over to ; And made him king over , and over the , and over , and over , and over , and over all . Ish-bosheth ’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over , and reigned two years. But the house of followed . And the time that was king in over the house of was seven years and six months. And the son of , and the servants of -bosheth the son of , went out from to . And the son of , and the servants of , went out, and met together by the pool of : and they sat down, the one the one side of the pool, and the other the other side of the pool. And said to , Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And said, Let them arise. Then there arose and went over by number twelve of , which pertained to -bosheth the son of , and twelve of the servants of . And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called -hazzurim, which is in . And there was a very sore battle that day; and was beaten, and the men of , before the servants of . And there were three sons of there, , and , and : and was as light of foot as a wild roe. And pursued after ; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following . Then looked behind him, and said, Art thou ? And he answered, I am. And said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But would not turn aside from following of him. And said again to , Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to thy brother? Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore with the hinder end of the smote him under the fifth rib, that the 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 fell down and died stood still. also and pursued after : and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of , that lieth before by the way of the wilderness of . And the children of gathered themselves together after , and became one troop, and stood the top of an hill. Then called to , and said, Shall the 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? And said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. So blew a , and all the people stood still, and pursued after no more, neither fought they any more. And and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over , and went through all , and they came to . And returned from following : and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of ’s servants nineteen men and . But the servants of had smitten of , and of ’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. And they took up , and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in . And and his men went all night, and they came to at break of day.