Verse 2
2 Samuel 3:2
Bible in Basic English
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While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Original Language Text
hebrew
ו/ילדו וַ/יִּוָּלְד֧וּ לְ/דָוִ֛ד בָּנִ֖ים בְּ/חֶבְר֑וֹן וַ/יְהִ֤י בְכוֹר/וֹ֙ אַמְנ֔וֹן לַ/אֲחִינֹ֖עַם הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִֽת
English Translation
And they were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, the son of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.
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Chapter 3 Context
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Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and str...
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While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezr...
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And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, A...
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And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
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And the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was David's wife Eglah. These were the sons of David, whose bir...
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Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong am...
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Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abn...
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And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am...
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May God (Elohim)'s punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
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And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and J...
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And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.
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And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my sup...
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And he said, It is well; I will make an agreement with you, but on one condition, which is, that whe...
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And David sent men to Saul's son Ish-bosheth, saying, Give me back Michal, my wife, whom I made mine...
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So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel, the son of Laish.
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And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go b...
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Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make D...
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For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe fr...
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And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what...
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So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men wh...
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And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they m...
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Now the servants of David and Joab had been out attacking a band of armed men, and they came back wi...
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When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, wh...
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Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send hi...
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Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going o...
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And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-s...
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And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a wo...
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And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lor...
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May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may ther...
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So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel...
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And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you...
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And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by...
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And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of...
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Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was...
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And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, Ma...
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And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing t...
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So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for th...
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And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end t...
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While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out...
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