1Now there was a long war between the…
2And sons were born to David in Hebron:…
3And his second Cheleab of Abigail the wife…
4And the fourth Adonias, the son of Haggith:…
5And the sixth Jethraam of Egla the wife…
6Now while there was war between the house…
7And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the…
8Why didst thou go in to my father’s…
9So do God to Abner, and more also,…
10That the kingdom be translated from the house…
11And he could not answer him a word,…
12Abner therefore sent messengers to David for himself,…
13And he said: Very well: I will make…
14And David sent messengers to Isboseth the son…
15And Isboseth sent, and took her from her…
16And her husband followed her, weeping as far…
17Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel,…
18Now then do it: because the Lord hath…
19And Abner spoke also to Benjamin. And he…
20And he came to David in Hebron with…
21And Abner said to David: I will rise,…
22Immediately David’s servants and Joab came, after having…
23And Joab and all the army that was…
24And Joab went in to the king, and…
25Knowest thou not Abner the son of Ner,…
26Then Joab going out from David, sent messengers…
27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab…
28And when David heard of it, after the…
29And may it come upon the head of…
30So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner,…
31And David said to Joab, and to all…
32And when they had buried Abner in Hebron,…
33And the king mourning and lamenting over Abner,…
34Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet…
35And when all the people came to take…
36And all the people heard, and they were…
37And all the people, and all Israel understood…
38The king also said to his servants: Do…
39But I as yet am tender, though anointed…
