Verse 8
2 Samuel 2:8
Free Bible Version
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However, Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to Mahanaim.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַבְנֵ֣ר בֶּן נֵ֔ר שַׂר צָבָ֖א אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְ/שָׁא֑וּל לָקַ֗ח אֶת אִ֥ישׁ בֹּ֨שֶׁת֙ בֶּן שָׁא֔וּל וַ/יַּעֲבִרֵ֖/הוּ מַחֲנָֽיִם
English Translation
And Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Saul, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
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Chapter 2 Context
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So David moved there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel...
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He also brought the men who were with him, along with their families, and they settled in the villag...
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Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king of the people of Judah. Whe...
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he sent messengers to them, saying, “May the Lord bless you, because you demonstrated your loyal lov...
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Now may the Lord show you loyal love and trustworthiness, and I will also be good to you because of...
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So be strong and be brave, for even though Saul your master is dead, the people of Judah have anoint...
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However, Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to Mahanaim...
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There he set up Ishbosheth as king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, in fact over...
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10
Ishbosheth, son of Saul, was forty when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. Ho...
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Joab, son of Zeruiah, and David's men set off and met them at the pool of Gibeon, where they all sat...
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12
Abner said to Joab, “Let's have some of the men fight in hand-to-hand combat before us.” “Fine,” Joa...
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So twelve men came forward from each side—twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth, and twelve for David.
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Each man grabbed his opponent's head and drove his sword into his opponent's side so that they all f...
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The battle that followed was hard-fought, but eventually Abner and his men were defeated by David's...
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The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like a ga...
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Abner looked back and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?” “Yes, it's me,” Asahel replied.
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Abner told him, “Leave me alone! Go and fight somebody else and take his weapons for yourself!” But...
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Abner warned Asahel again. “Stop chasing me!” he shouted. “Why do you want me to kill you? How could...
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But Asahel wouldn't stop chasing him, so Abner drove the handle of his spear into his belly. It came...
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But Joab and Abishai set off to chase after Abner. By the time the sun went down they had got as far...
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Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin rallied to him there, forming a tight group around him standi...
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Abner shouted to Joab: “Do we have to keep killing each other forever? Don't you realize that if we...
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“As God (Elohim) lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued ch...
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Joab blew the horn so all the men stopped—they didn't continue chasing or fighting the Israelites.
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All through the night Abner and his men marched through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan R...
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When Joab got back from chasing Abner, he gathered all the men together. Nineteen of David's men wer...
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However, they had killed three hundred and sixty of Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin.
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They took Asahel's body and buried him in his father's tomb in Bethlehem. Then they marched all thro...
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