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David Anointed King of Judah

1And it came to pass after this,that Davidenquiredof the LORD,saying,Shall I go upinto anyof the citiesof Judah?And the LORDsaidunto him, Go up.And Davidsaid,Whither shall I go up?And he said,Unto Hebron.2So Davidwent upthither, and his twowivesalso, Ahinoamthe Jezreelitess,and AbigailNabal'swifethe Carmelite.3And his menthat [were] with him did Davidbring up,every manwith his household:and they dweltin the citiesof Hebron.4And the menof Judahcame,and there they anointedDavidkingover the houseof Judah.And they toldDavid,saying,[That] the menof Jabeshgilead[were they] that buriedSaul.5And Davidsentmessengersunto the menof Jabeshgilead,and saidunto them, Blessed[be] ye of the LORD,that ye have shewedthis kindnessunto your lord,[even] unto Saul,and have buriedhim.6And now the LORDshewkindnessand truthunto you: and I also will requiteyou this kindness,because ye have donethis thing.7Therefore now let your handsbe strengthened,and be ye valiant:for your masterSaulis dead,and also the houseof Judahhave anointedme kingover them.

Ish-Bosheth Made King of Israel

8But Abnerthe sonof Ner,captainof Saul'shost,tookIshbosheththe sonof Saul,and brought him overto Mahanaim;9And made him kingover Gilead,and over the Ashurites,and over Jezreel,and over Ephraim,and over Benjamin,and over all Israel.10IshboshethSaul'sson[was] fortyyearsoldwhen he began to reignover Israel,and reignedtwoyears.But the houseof JudahfollowedDavid.11And the timethat Davidwas kingin Hebronover the houseof Judahwas sevenyearsand sixmonths.

Civil War between Abner and Joab

(Judges 20:18-23;2 Chronicles 13:4-19;Matthew 13:33-33;Luke 13:20-21)

12And Abnerthe sonof Ner,and the servantsof Ishbosheththe sonof Saul,went outfrom Mahanaimto Gibeon.13And Joabthe sonof Zeruiah,and the servantsof David,went out,and mettogetherby the poolof Gibeon:and they sat down,the one on the one side of the pool,and the other on the other side of the pool.14And Abnersaidto Joab,Let the young mennow arise,and playbeforeus. And Joabsaid,Let them arise.15Then there aroseand went overby numbertwelveof Benjamin,which [pertained] to Ishbosheththe sonof Saul,and twelveof the servantsof David.16And they caughtevery onehis fellowby the head,and [thrust] his swordin his fellow'sside;so they fell downtogether:wherefore that placewas calledHelkathhazzurim,which [is] in Gibeon.17And there was a verysorebattlethat day;and Abnerwas beaten,and the menof Israel,beforethe servantsof David.

18And there were threesonsof Zeruiahthere, Joab,and Abishai,and Asahel:and Asahel[was as] lightof footas awildroe.19And AsahelpursuedafterAbner;and in goinghe turnednot to the right handnor to the leftfrom followingAbner.20Then Abnerlookedbehindhim, and said,[Art] thou Asahel?And he answered,I [am].21And Abnersaidto him, Turn thee asideto thy right handor to thy left,and lay thee holdon oneof the young men,and takethee his armour.But Asahelwouldnot turn asidefrom followingof him.22And Abnersaidagainto Asahel,Turn thee asidefrom followingme: wherefore should I smitethee to the ground?how then should I hold upmy faceto Joabthy brother?23Howbeit he refusedto turn aside:wherefore Abnerwith the hinder endof the spearsmotehim underthe fifth[rib], that the spearcame outbehindhim; and he fell downthere, and diedin the same place:and it came to pass, [that] as many as cameto the placewhere Asahelfell downand diedstood still.

24Joabalso and AbishaipursuedafterAbner:and the sunwent downwhen they were cometo the hillof Ammah,that [lieth] beforeGiahby the wayof the wildernessof Gibeon.25And the childrenof Benjamingathered themselves togetherafterAbner,and became onetroop,and stoodon the topof an hill.26Then Abnercalledto Joab,and said,Shall the sworddevourfor ever?knowestthou not that it will be bitternessin the latter end?how long shall it be then, ere thou bidthe peoplereturnfrom followingtheir brethren?27And Joabsaid,[As] Godliveth,unlessthou hadst spoken,surely then in the morningthe peoplehad gone upevery onefrom followinghis brother.28So Joabblewa trumpet,and all the peoplestood still,and pursuedafterIsraelno more, neither foughtthey any more.29And Abnerand his menwalkedall that nightthrough the plain,and passed overJordan,and went throughall Bithron,and they cameto Mahanaim.

30And Joabreturnedfrom followingAbner:and when he had gatheredall the peopletogether,there lackedof David'sservantsnineteenmenand Asahel.31But the servantsof Davidhad smittenof Benjamin,and of Abner'smen,[so that] threehundredand threescoremendied.32And they took upAsahel,and buriedhim in the sepulchreof his father,which [was in] Bethlehem.And Joaband his menwentall night,and they came to Hebronat break of day.