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which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor:)

11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

25 And it was so, from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

26 And when David came to Ziklag, he 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when to his friends, saying, Behold a present for he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any 27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to water, three days and three nights. them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

29 And to them which were in Rachal, 14 We made an invasion upon the south of and to them which were in the cities of the the Cherethites, and upon the coast which Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burnt Ziklag with fire.

15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this

cities of the Kenites,

30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach,

31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt. CHAP. XXXI. Philistines

161 And when he had brought him down, Now

Is

behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines

and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

cut of the land of Judah.

17 And David smote them from the twi-siew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away; and David rescued his two wives.

shua, Saul's sons.

3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

4 Then said Saul unto his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

5 And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.

21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

71 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons 22 Then answered all the wicked men, were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and men of Belial, of those that went with and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. David, and said, Because they went not with came to pass on the morrow, us, we will not give them ought of the spoil when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that we have recovered, save to every man that they found Saul and his three sons fallhis wife and his children, that they may lead en in mount Gilboa. them away, and depart.

23 Then said David, ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us, into our

9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

hand.

10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body

24 For who will hearken unto you in this to the wall of Beth-shan. matter? but as his part is that goeth down

11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh

gilead heard of that which the Philistines shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them had done to Saul, there.

12 All the valiant men arose, and went all 13 And they took their bones, and buried night, and took the body of Saul, and the them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth-days.

¶ The Second Book of SAMUEL, otherwise called,
The Second Book of the KINGS.
CHAP. I.

NOW it came to pass, after the death of And he smote him that he died.

when returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

2 It came even to pass on the third day,that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head and so it was when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obei

sance.

3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul

and Jonathan his son be dead?

men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him,

16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head: for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.

179 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son:

18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

:

19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places; how are the mighty fallen!

20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death

7 And when he looked behind him, he they were not divided: they were swifter saw me, and called unto me; and I an-than eagles, they were stronger than lions. swered, Here am I. 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

8 And he said unto me, Who art thou?who clothed you in scarlet, with other de And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. lights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me; for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole

25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! CHAP. II.

ND it came to pass after this, that Da

6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, Behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

in me.

10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him.

A

12 And they mourned and wept, and fast-I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And ed until even for Saul, and for Jonathan his the LORD said unto him, Go up And Dason, and for the people of the LORD, and for vid said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, the house of Israel; because they were fallen Unto Hebron. by the sword.

131 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite.

3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household, and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?

4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying,

15 And David called one of the young

23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: where fore Abner, with the hinder end of the spear, smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. and it came to where Asahel fell down and died stood still. pass, that as many as came to the place

II. SAMUEL. men of Jabesh-gilead were they that ed Saul.

And David sent messengers unto the of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, sed be ye of the LORD, that ye have ved this kindness unto your lord, even Saul, and have buried him. And now the LORD shew kindness and hunto you: and I also will requite you this dness, because ye have done this thing. Therefore now let your hands be strength-before Giah, by the way of the wilderness of ed, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul dead, and also the house of Judah have ointed me king over them. 8¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of aul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, nd brought him over to Mahanaim;

24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth Abner: and the sun went down when they

9 And he made him king over Gilead, and ver the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and ver Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

Gibeon.

25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

26 Then Abner called toJoab,and said, Shall the sword 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?

27 And Joab said. As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jorcame to Mahanaim. dan, and went through all Bithron, and they

30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.

31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

32¶ And they took up Asahel and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem: and Joab and his men break of day. went all night, and they came to Hebron at

10 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years ld when he began to reign over Israel, and eigned two years: but the house of Judah followed David.

11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

15 Then there arose, and went over by number, twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

CHAP. III.

16 And they caught every one his fellow house of the house of David: by the head, and thrust his sword in his fel-NOW there was long war between the low's side; so they fell down together: the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. wherefore that place was called Helkath-but David waxed stronger and stronger, and 2 And unto David were sons born in hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of

17 And there was a very sore battle that day and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Talmai, king of Geshur ;

4 And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;

18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and Su going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

20 Then Abner looked behind him,and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered,

5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

am.

21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.

7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn three aside from following me: wherefore was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishshould I smite thee to the ground? how then bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?gone in unto my father's concubine?

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6¶ And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house the house of Saul. of David, that Abner made himself strong for

8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, he hath sent him away, and he is gone in which against Judah do shew kindness this peace.

day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, brethren, and to his friends, and have not What hast thou done? behold, Abner came delivered thee into the hand of David, that unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him thou chargest me to-day with a fault con- away, and he is quite gone? cerning this woman?

25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner,

9 So do God to Abner, and more also, ex-that he came to deceive thee, and to know cept, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even thy going out, and thy coming in, and to sol do to him; know all that thou doest.

10 To translate the kingdom from the 26 And when Joab was come out from house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David, he sent messengers after Abner, David over Israel, and over Judah, from Dan which brought him again from the well of even to Beer-sheba. Sirah: but David knew it not.

11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate, to

121 And Abner sent messengers to David speak with him quietly; and smote him there on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? say-under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood ing also, Make thy league with me, and be- of Asahel his brother.

hold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

28 ¶ And afterward, when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless, be fore the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

13 ¶ And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

14 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

31 And David said to Joab, and to all 16 And her husband went with her along the people that were with him, Rend your weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and Abner unto him, Go, return. And he re-mourn before Abner. And king David himturned. self followed the bier.

17 ¶ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you.

18 Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him and David made Abner, and the men that were with him, a feast.

32 And 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 lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

37 For all the people, and all Israel understood that day, that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. 22 ¶ And behold, the servants of David 39 And I am this day weak, though anointand Joab came from pursuing a troop, and ed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah brought in a great spoil with them: but Ab- be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward ner was not with David in Hebron; for he the doer of evil according to his wickedness. had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. CHAP. IV.

38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a greai man fallen this day in Israel?

23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying,

ND when Saul's son heard that Abner

feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. league with them in Hebron before the 21 And Saul's son had two men that were LORD: and they anointed David king over captains of bands; the name of the one was Israel. Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin;

3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that 61 And the king and his men went to Jewas lame of his feet. He was five years old/rusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan of the land; which spake unto David, sayout of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up,fing, Except thou take away the blind and and fled and it came to pass, as she made the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame; thinking, David cannot come in hither. and his name was Mephibosheth. 7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold

5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of Zion: the same is the city of David. Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about 8 And David said on that day, Whosoever the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosh-getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jeeth, who lay on a bed at noon. busites, and the lame and the blind, that are

6 And they came thither into the midst of hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and the house, as though they would have fetch-captain. Wherefore they said, The blind ed wheat; and they smote him under the and the lame shall not come into the house. fifth rih: and Rechab and Baanah his bro- 9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called ther escaped. it, The city of David: and David built 7 For when they came into the house, he round about, from Millo and inward. lay on his bed in his bed-chamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.

10 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him. 11 ¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and car8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosh-penters, and masons: and they built David eth unto David to Hebron, and said to the an house.

king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son 12 And David perceived that the LORD of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; had established him king over Israel, and and the LORD hath avenged my lord the that he had exalted his kingdom for his peoking this day of Saul, and of his seed. ple Israel's sake.

adversity,

9 And David answered Rechab and Baa- 13 And David took him more concunab his brother, the sons of Rimmon the bines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD was come from Hebron: and there were yet liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all sons and daughters born to David. 14 And these be the names of those that 10 When one told me, saying, Behold, were born unto him in Jerusalem; ShamSaul is dead, (thinking to have brought muah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Segood tidings,) I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

lomon,

15 ĺbhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eli

17 But when the Philistines heard that

11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own phalet. house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and they had anointed David king over Israel, take you away from the earth? all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron but they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

CHAP. V.

18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 19 And David enquired of the LORD, say. ing, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the

THEN came all the tribes of Israel to Da- LORD said unto David, Go up; for I will vid unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Be-doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

hand.

2 Also in time past, when Saul was king 20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and over us, thou wast he that leddest out and David smote them there, and said, The LORD broughtest in Israel and the LORD said to hath broken forth upon mine enemies before thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he thou shalt be a captain over Israel. called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the 21 And there they left their images, and king to Hebron ; and king David made a David and his men burnt them.

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