WEBVTT 00:00.500 --> 00:05.920 Chapter 2 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, 00:06.080 --> 00:09.120 saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? 00:09.460 --> 00:11.600 And the Lord said unto him, Go up. 00:11.800 --> 00:14.120 And David said, Whither shall I go up? 00:14.220 --> 00:16.140 And he said, Unto Hebron. 00:16.460 --> 00:21.300 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitus, 00:21.520 --> 00:24.300 and Abigail, Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 00:24.840 --> 00:29.080 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household. 00:29.520 --> 00:31.380 And they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 00:31.820 --> 00:36.400 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of 00:36.400 --> 00:36.660 Judah. 00:37.320 --> 00:41.740 And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried 00:41.740 --> 00:42.180 Saul. 00:42.480 --> 00:46.480 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, 00:46.760 --> 00:51.860 Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have showed this kindness unto your Lord, 00:51.920 --> 00:54.340 even unto Saul, and have buried him. 00:55.340 --> 00:58.060 And now the Lord show kindness and truth unto you. 00:59.000 --> 01:02.440 And I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 01:03.560 --> 01:06.920 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant. 01:08.120 --> 01:13.940 For your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over 01:13.940 --> 01:14.180 them. 01:14.860 --> 01:19.000 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth, 01:19.180 --> 01:23.580 the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim, and made him king over Gilead, 01:23.580 --> 01:28.400 and over the Asherites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, 01:28.900 --> 01:29.960 and over all Israel. 01:30.720 --> 01:35.160 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, 01:35.540 --> 01:36.700 and reigned two years. 01:37.360 --> 01:39.080 But the house of Judah followed David. 01:39.980 --> 01:43.900 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years 01:43.900 --> 01:44.940 and six months. 01:45.680 --> 01:49.640 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, 01:49.640 --> 01:51.980 went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 01:52.700 --> 01:56.420 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David went out, and met 01:56.420 --> 01:58.000 together by the pool of Gibeon. 01:58.500 --> 02:02.700 And they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other 02:02.700 --> 02:03.380 side of the pool. 02:04.140 --> 02:09.500 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. 02:09.720 --> 02:12.160 And Joab said, Let them arise. 02:12.560 --> 02:16.500 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to 02:16.500 --> 02:19.860 Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 02:20.320 --> 02:24.240 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his 02:24.240 --> 02:24.960 fellow's side. 02:25.120 --> 02:26.380 So they fell down together. 02:27.140 --> 02:31.500 Wherefore that place was called Halketh-hazirim, which is in Gibeon. 02:32.420 --> 02:37.020 And there was a very sore battle that day, and Abner was beaten, and the men of 02:37.020 --> 02:38.860 Israel, before the servants of David. 02:39.920 --> 02:46.140 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Azahel, 02:46.780 --> 02:49.740 and Azahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 02:50.360 --> 02:54.940 And Azahel pursued after Abner, and in going he turned not to the right 02:54.940 --> 02:57.140 hand, nor to the left, from following Abner. 02:58.100 --> 03:01.480 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Azahel? 03:01.660 --> 03:03.020 And he answered, I am. 03:03.300 --> 03:07.460 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand, or to thy left, 03:08.020 --> 03:11.660 and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armor. 03:11.660 --> 03:14.620 But Azahel would not turn aside from following of him. 03:15.540 --> 03:19.200 And Abner said again to Azahel, Turn thee aside from following me, 03:19.980 --> 03:21.920 wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? 03:22.600 --> 03:25.600 How then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? 03:26.060 --> 03:28.300 Howbeit he refused to turn aside. 03:28.880 --> 03:33.140 Wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, 03:33.680 --> 03:38.020 that the spear came out behind him, and he fell down there and died in the 03:38.020 --> 03:38.660 same place. 03:39.300 --> 03:43.500 And it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Azahel fell down and 03:43.500 --> 03:44.980 died, stood still. 03:46.080 --> 03:48.920 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner. 03:49.260 --> 03:52.860 And the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah that lieth before 03:52.860 --> 03:55.300 Gaia, by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 03:56.040 --> 03:59.280 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, 03:59.620 --> 04:02.840 and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 04:03.720 --> 04:07.960 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall a sword devour forever? 04:08.980 --> 04:12.400 Knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? 04:13.460 --> 04:18.040 How long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their 04:18.040 --> 04:18.560 brethren? 04:19.160 --> 04:23.380 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hast spoken. 04:23.940 --> 04:28.120 Surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his 04:28.120 --> 04:28.420 brother. 04:28.620 --> 04:34.300 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no 04:34.300 --> 04:34.680 more. 04:34.680 --> 04:36.580 Neither fought they any more. 04:37.500 --> 04:41.420 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over 04:41.420 --> 04:45.540 Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim. 04:46.160 --> 04:48.420 And Joab returned from following Abner. 04:48.720 --> 04:52.620 And when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants 04:52.620 --> 04:54.520 nineteen men and Asahel. 04:55.420 --> 05:00.280 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin and of Abner's men, so that three 05:00.280 --> 05:02.420 hundred and threescore men died. 05:03.100 --> 05:07.640 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in 05:07.640 --> 05:08.240 Bethlehem. 05:08.820 --> 05:13.260 And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.