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         <div class="label">2</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David Anointed King Over Judah</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">In the course of time, David inquired of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. &#8220;Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?&#8221; he asked.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said, &#8220;Go up.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">David asked, &#8220;Where shall I go?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">&#8220;To Hebron,&#8221; the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> answered.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.2.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.2.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.2.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.2.4"><span class="content">When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.2.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">he sent messengers to them to say to them, &#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.2.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">May the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.2.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">War Between the Houses of David and Saul</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.2.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.2.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul&#8217;s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.2.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.2.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.2.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2SA.2.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2SA.2.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.2.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.2.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Joab son of Zeruiah and David&#8217;s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.2.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.2.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Then Abner said to Joab, &#8220;Let&#8217;s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.2.14"><span class="content">&#8220;All right, let them do it,&#8221; Joab said.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.2.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2SA.2.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">So they stood up and were counted off&#8212;twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2SA.2.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent&#8217;s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:16 </span><span class="fq">Helkath Hazzurim </span><span class="ft">means </span><span class="fqa">field of daggers </span><span class="ft">or </span><span class="fqa">field of hostilities.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2SA.2.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.2.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David&#8217;s men.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.2.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2SA.2.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2SA.2.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.2.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Abner looked behind him and asked, &#8220;Is that you, Asahel?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.2.20"><span class="content">&#8220;It is,&#8221; he answered.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.2.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.2.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Then Abner said to him, &#8220;Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.&#8221; But Asahel would not stop chasing him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.2.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.2.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Again Abner warned Asahel, &#8220;Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.2.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.2.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel&#8217;s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.2.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.2.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.2.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.2.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.2.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Abner called out to Joab, &#8220;Must the sword devour forever? Don&#8217;t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.2.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2SA.2.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Joab answered, &#8220;As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2SA.2.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="2SA.2.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="2SA.2.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="2SA.2.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, continued through the morning hours</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:29 </span><span class="ft">See Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.</span></span></span><span class="content"> and came to Mahanaim.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="2SA.2.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="2SA.2.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Then Joab stopped pursuing Abner and assembled the whole army. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David&#8217;s men were found missing. </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="2SA.2.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">But David&#8217;s men had killed three hundred and sixty Benjamites who were with Abner. </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="2SA.2.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">They took Asahel and buried him in his father&#8217;s tomb at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and arrived at Hebron by daybreak.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ROM.12.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. </span></span></div>
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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="EXO.34.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, &#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, </span></span></div>
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