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2 Samuel 3-5
New American Standard Bible

The House of David Strengthened

3 Now (A)there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David became steadily stronger, while the house of Saul became steadily weaker.

2 (B)Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by (C)Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 3 and his second, Chileab, by Abigail the [a]widow of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of (D)Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of (E)Geshur; 4 and the fourth, (F)Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; 5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.

Abner Joins David

6 Now it happened that while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, (G)Abner was [b]strengthening himself in the house of Saul. 7 And Saul had a concubine whose name was (H)Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and [c]Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?” 8 Then Abner became very angry over Ish-bosheth’s [d]question and said, “(I)Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not let you fall into the hands of David; yet today you call me to account for wrongdoing with [e]that woman? 9 (J)May God do so to [f]me, and more so, if (K)as the Lord has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him: 10 (L)to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, (M)from Dan even to Beersheba!” 11 And Ish-bosheth could no longer say a word in response to Abner, because he was afraid of him.

12 Then Abner sent messengers to David at his place, saying, “Whose is the land? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel over to you.” 13 And he said, “Good! I will make a covenant with you, only I require one thing of you, [g]namely, that (N)you shall not see my face unless you (O)first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see [h]me.” 14 So David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, to whom I was betrothed (P)for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.” 15 Ish-bosheth sent men and [i]had her taken from her husband, from [j]Paltiel the son of Laish. 16 And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, [k]following her as far as (Q)Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go, return.” So he returned.

17 Now Abner had a [l]consultation with (R)the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you. 18 Now then, do it! For the Lord has spoken regarding David, saying, ‘(S)By the hand of My servant David [m]I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hands of all their enemies.’” 19 Abner also spoke [n]to Benjamin; and in addition Abner went to speak [o]to David in Hebron everything that seemed good to Israel and to (T)the entire house of Benjamin.

20 Then Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David held a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. 21 Abner said to David, “Let me set out and go and (U)gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and that (V)you may be king over all that your soul desires.” So David let Abner go, and he went in peace.

22 And behold, (W)the servants of David and Joab came from a raid and brought a large amount of plunder with them; but Abner was not with David in Hebron, since he had let him go, and he had gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, they informed Joab, saying, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has let him go on his way, and he has gone in peace.” 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why then have you let him go, so that he is already gone? 25 You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to gain your confidence, and to learn of (X)your [p]going out and coming in and to find out everything that you are doing.”

Joab Murders Abner

26 When Joab left David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know about it. 27 So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there (Y)he struck him in the belly, so that he died on account of the blood of his brother Asahel. 28 Afterward, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 29 (Z)May it turn upon the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not be eliminated from the house of Joab (AA)someone who suffers a discharge, or has leprosy, or [q]holds the spindle, or falls by the sword, or lacks bread.” 30 So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner (AB)because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.

David Mourns Abner

31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “(AC)Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David walked behind the bier. 32 And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king raised his voice and wept at (AD)the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33 And (AE)the king sang a song of mourning for Abner and said,

“Should Abner die as a fool dies?
34 Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in bronze shackles;
As one falls before the [r]wicked, you have fallen.”

And all the people wept over him again. 35 Then all the people came (AF)to provide [s]food for David in his distress while it was still day; but David vowed, saying, “(AG)May God do so to me, and more so, if I taste bread or anything else (AH)before the sun goes down.” 36 Now all the people took note of David’s vow, and it [t]pleased them, just as everything that the king did [u]pleased all the people. 37 So all the people and all Israel understood on that day that it had not been the desire of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death. 38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a leader and a great man has fallen in Israel this day? 39 And I am (AI)weak today, though anointed king; and these men, (AJ)the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. (AK)May the Lord repay the evildoer in proportion to his evil.”

Ish-bosheth Murdered

4 Now when [v]Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that (AL)Abner had died in Hebron, [w](AM)his courage failed, and all Israel was horrified. 2 And Saul’s son had two men who were commanders of troops: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin (for (AN)Beeroth is also considered (AO)part of Benjamin, 3 and the Beerothites fled to (AP)Gittaim and have lived there as strangers until this day).

4 Now (AQ)Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was disabled in both feet. He was five years old when the (AR)news of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse picked him up and fled. But it happened that in her hurry to flee, he fell and could no longer walk. And his name was [x](AS)Mephibosheth.

5 So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, departed and came to the house of (AT)Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while he was taking his midday rest. 6 [y]And they came to the interior of the house as if [z]to get wheat, and (AU)they struck him in the belly; and Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped. 7 Now when they had come into the house, as he was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and killed him, and they beheaded him. And they took his head and [aa](AV)traveled by way of the Arabah all night. 8 Then they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth (AW)the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; so the Lord has given my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and his [ab]descendants.”

9 But David replied to Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, (AX)who has redeemed my life from all distress, 10 (AY)when the one who informed me, saying, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ also [ac]viewed himself as the bearer of good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news. 11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now (AZ)require his blood from your hands and eliminate you both from the earth?” 12 Then (BA)David commanded the young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet, and hung them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth (BB)and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.

David King over All Israel

5 (BC)Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and [ad]said, “Behold, we are (BD)your bone and your flesh. 2 Previously, when Saul was king over us, (BE)you were the one who led Israel [ae]out and in. And the Lord said to you, ‘(BF)You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be (BG)a leader over Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David (BH)made a covenant with them before the Lord in Hebron; then (BI)they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was (BJ)thirty years old when he became king, and (BK)he reigned for forty years. 5 At Hebron (BL)he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

6 (BM)Now the king and his men went to (BN)Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they said to [af]David, “You shall not come in here, but even those who are blind and those who limp will turn you away,” [ag]thinking, “David cannot enter here.” 7 Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is, (BO)the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites is to reach those who limp and those who are blind, who are hated by David’s soul, through the water tunnel.” For that reason they say, “People who are blind and people who limp shall not come into the house.” 9 So David lived in the stronghold, and called it (BP)the city of David. And David built all around from the [ah](BQ)Millo and inward. 10 (BR)David became greater and greater, for the Lord God of armies was with him.

11 (BS)Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, carpenters, and [ai]stonemasons; and (BT)they built a house for David. 12 And David realized that the Lord had appointed him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

13 Meanwhile (BU)David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 Now (BV)these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

War with the Philistines

17 Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, (BW)all the Philistines went up to seek out David; and when David heard about it, he went down to the (BX)stronghold. 18 Now the Philistines came and overran (BY)the Valley of Rephaim. 19 So (BZ)David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You hand them over to me?” And (CA)the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you.” 20 Then David came to (CB)Baal-perazim and [aj]defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he named that place [ak]Baal-perazim. 21 And the Philistines abandoned their idols there, so (CC)David and his men carried them away.

22 Now (CD)the Philistines came up once again and overran the Valley of Rephaim. 23 So (CE)David inquired of the Lord, but He said, “You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the baka-shrubs. 24 And it shall be, when (CF)you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the baka-shrubs, then you shall [al]act promptly, for then (CG)the Lord will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.” 25 Then David did so, just as the Lord had commanded him; he struck and killed the Philistines from [am](CH)Geba [an]as far as (CI)Gezer.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 3:3 Lit wife
  2. 2 Samuel 3:6 Or remaining faithful to
  3. 2 Samuel 3:7 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT he
  4. 2 Samuel 3:8 Lit words
  5. 2 Samuel 3:8 Lit the
  6. 2 Samuel 3:9 Lit Abner
  7. 2 Samuel 3:13 Lit saying
  8. 2 Samuel 3:13 Lit my face
  9. 2 Samuel 3:15 Lit took her
  10. 2 Samuel 3:15 In 1 Sam 25:44, Palti
  11. 2 Samuel 3:16 Lit after her
  12. 2 Samuel 3:17 Lit a word
  13. 2 Samuel 3:18 As in many mss and ancient versions; MT he
  14. 2 Samuel 3:19 Lit in the ears of
  15. 2 Samuel 3:19 Lit in the ears of
  16. 2 Samuel 3:25 I.e., daily business
  17. 2 Samuel 3:29 I.e., an effeminate man; LXX holds on to a staff (prob. a crutch)
  18. 2 Samuel 3:34 Lit sons of wickedness
  19. 2 Samuel 3:35 Lit bread
  20. 2 Samuel 3:36 Lit was good in their eyes
  21. 2 Samuel 3:36 Lit was good in the eyes of all
  22. 2 Samuel 4:1 As in some mss; MT he
  23. 2 Samuel 4:1 Lit his hands dropped
  24. 2 Samuel 4:4 In 1 Chr 8:34 and 9:40, Merib-baal
  25. 2 Samuel 4:6 Lit And here they
  26. 2 Samuel 4:6 Lit takers of wheat
  27. 2 Samuel 4:7 Lit went
  28. 2 Samuel 4:8 Lit seed
  29. 2 Samuel 4:10 Lit was as a bearer of good news in his own eyes
  30. 2 Samuel 5:1 Lit said, saying
  31. 2 Samuel 5:2 I.e., to battle and in (returning) from battle
  32. 2 Samuel 5:6 Lit David, saying
  33. 2 Samuel 5:6 Lit saying
  34. 2 Samuel 5:9 I.e., terraced structure
  35. 2 Samuel 5:11 Lit stone wall craftsmen
  36. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit David struck
  37. 2 Samuel 5:20 I.e., the master of breakthroughs
  38. 2 Samuel 5:24 Or pay attention
  39. 2 Samuel 5:25 In 1 Chr 14:16, Gibeon
  40. 2 Samuel 5:25 Lit until you come to
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Joab Kills Abner

3 Now there was a long (A)war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

Sons of David

2 Sons were born (B)to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon (C)by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 3 his second, [a]Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, (D)Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king (E)of Geshur; 4 the fourth, (F)Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; 5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.

Abner Joins Forces with David

6 Now it was so, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was strengthening his hold on the house of Saul.

7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was (G)Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you (H)gone in to my father’s concubine?”

8 Then Abner became very angry at the words of Ishbosheth, and said, “Am I (I)a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show loyalty to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman? 9 (J)May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David (K)as the Lord has sworn to him— 10 to transfer the kingdom from the [b]house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, (L)from Dan to Beersheba.” 11 And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.

12 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David, saying, “Whose is the land?” saying also, “Make your covenant with me, and indeed my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel to you.”

13 And David said, “Good, I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you: (M)you shall not see my face unless you first bring (N)Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.” 14 So David sent messengers to (O)Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself (P)for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.” 15 And Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband, from [c]Paltiel the son of Laish. 16 Then her husband went along with her to (Q)Bahurim, [d]weeping behind her. So Abner said to him, “Go, return!” And he returned.

17 Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, “In time past you were seeking for David to be king over you. 18 Now then, do it! (R)For the Lord has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of My servant David, [e]I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and the hand of all their enemies.’ ” 19 And Abner also spoke in the hearing of (S)Benjamin. Then Abner also went to speak in the hearing of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and the whole house of Benjamin.

20 So Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. 21 Then Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and (T)gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may (U)reign over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

Joab Murders Abner

22 At that moment the servants of David and Joab came from a raid and brought much [f]spoil with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all the troops that were with him had come, they told Joab, saying, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he has gone in peace.” 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why is it that you sent him away, and he has already gone? 25 Surely you realize that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you, to know (V)your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”

26 And when Joab had gone from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David did not know it. 27 Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab (W)took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there [g]stabbed him (X)in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of (Y)Asahel his brother.

28 Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “My kingdom and I are [h]guiltless before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 29 (Z)Let it rest on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and let there never fail to be in the [i]house of Joab one (AA)who has a discharge or is a leper, who leans on a staff or falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.” 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother (AB)Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

David’s Mourning for Abner

31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, (AC)“Tear your clothes, (AD)gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” And King David followed the coffin. 32 So they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33 And the king sang a lament over Abner and said:

“Should Abner die as a (AE)fool dies?
34 Your hands were not bound
Nor your feet put into fetters;
As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell.”

Then all the people wept over him again.

35 And when all the people came (AF)to persuade David to eat food while it was still day, David took an oath, saying, (AG)“God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else (AH)till the sun goes down!” 36 Now all the people took note of it, and it pleased them, since whatever the king did pleased all the people. 37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king’s intent to kill Abner the son of Ner. 38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? 39 And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, (AI)are too harsh for me. (AJ)The Lord shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.”

Ishbosheth Is Murdered

4 When Saul’s [j]son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, (AK)he[k] lost heart, and all Israel was (AL)troubled. 2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of troops. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin. (For (AM)Beeroth also was [l]part of Benjamin, 3 because the Beerothites fled to (AN)Gittaim and have been sojourners there until this day.)

4 (AO)Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came (AP)from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was (AQ)Mephibosheth.[m]

5 Then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came at about the heat of the day to the (AR)house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed at noon. 6 And they came there, all the way into the house, as though to get wheat, and they [n]stabbed him (AS)in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. 7 For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain. 8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, (AT)who sought your life; and the Lord has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants.”

9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, (AU)who has redeemed my life from all adversity, 10 when (AV)someone told me, saying, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag—the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news. 11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now (AW)require his [o]blood at your hand and [p]remove you from the earth?” 12 So David (AX)commanded his young men, and they executed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the (AY)tomb of Abner in Hebron.

David Reigns over All Israel(AZ)

5 Then all the tribes of Israel (BA)came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed (BB)we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, (BC)you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, (BD)‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ” 3 (BE)Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, (BF)and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron (BG)before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was (BH)thirty years old when he began to reign, and (BI)he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah (BJ)seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

The Conquest of Jerusalem(BK)

6 (BL)And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against (BM)the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.” 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (BN)(that is, the City of David).

8 Now David said on that day, “Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David’s soul), (BO)he shall be chief and captain.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”

9 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it (BP)the City of David. And David built all around from [q]the Millo and inward. 10 So David went on and became great, and (BQ)the Lord God of hosts was with (BR)him.

11 Then (BS)Hiram (BT)king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house. 12 So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had (BU)exalted His kingdom (BV)for the sake of His people Israel.

13 And (BW)David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 Now (BX)these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: [r]Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, (BY)Solomon, 15 Ibhar, [s]Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

The Philistines Defeated(BZ)

17 (CA)Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it (CB)and went down to the stronghold. 18 The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in (CC)the Valley of Rephaim. 19 So David (CD)inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?”

And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

20 So David went to (CE)Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place [t]Baal Perazim. 21 And they left their [u]images there, and David and his men (CF)carried them away.

22 (CG)Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. 23 Therefore (CH)David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. 24 And it shall be, when you (CI)hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then (CJ)the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” 25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from (CK)Geba[v] as far as (CL)Gezer.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 3:3 Daniel, 1 Chr. 3:1
  2. 2 Samuel 3:10 family
  3. 2 Samuel 3:15 Palti, 1 Sam. 25:44
  4. 2 Samuel 3:16 Lit. going and weeping
  5. 2 Samuel 3:18 So with many Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg.; MT he
  6. 2 Samuel 3:22 booty
  7. 2 Samuel 3:27 Lit. struck
  8. 2 Samuel 3:28 innocent
  9. 2 Samuel 3:29 family
  10. 2 Samuel 4:1 Ishbosheth
  11. 2 Samuel 4:1 Lit. his hands dropped
  12. 2 Samuel 4:2 considered part of
  13. 2 Samuel 4:4 Merib-Baal, 1 Chr. 8:34; 9:40
  14. 2 Samuel 4:6 Lit. struck
  15. 2 Samuel 4:11 Or bloodshed
  16. 2 Samuel 4:11 Lit. consume you
  17. 2 Samuel 5:9 Lit. The Landfill
  18. 2 Samuel 5:14 Shimea, 1 Chr. 3:5
  19. 2 Samuel 5:15 Elishama, 1 Chr. 3:6
  20. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs
  21. 2 Samuel 5:21 idols
  22. 2 Samuel 5:25 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX Gibeon
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