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2 Samuel 2
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2 Samuel 2
New International Version
David Anointed King Over Judah
2 In the course of time, David inquired(A) of the Lord. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked.
The Lord said, “Go up.”
David asked, “Where shall I go?”
“To Hebron,”(B) the Lord answered.
2 So David went up there with his two wives,(C) Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail,(D) the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3 David also took the men who were with him,(E) each with his family, and they settled in Hebron(F) and its towns. 4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron,(G) and there they anointed(H) David king over the tribe of Judah.
When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead(I) who had buried Saul, 5 he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless(J) you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. 6 May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness,(K) and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. 7 Now then, be strong(L) and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
War Between the Houses of David and Saul(M)
8 Meanwhile, Abner(N) son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth(O) son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.(P) 9 He made him king over Gilead,(Q) Ashuri(R) and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.(S)
10 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. 11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.(T)
12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.(U) 13 Joab(V) son of Zeruiah and David’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.
14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”
“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.
15 So they stood up and were counted off—twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger(W) into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.[a]
17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated(X) by David’s men.(Y)
18 The three sons of Zeruiah(Z) were there: Joab,(AA) Abishai(AB) and Asahel.(AC) Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.(AD) 19 He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 20 Abner looked behind him and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?”
“It is,” he answered.
21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
22 Again Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?”(AE)
23 But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach,(AF) 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.(AG)
24 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. 25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.
26 Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour(AH) forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”
27 Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”
28 So Joab(AI) blew the trumpet,(AJ) and all the troops came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.
29 All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah.(AK) They crossed the Jordan, continued through the morning hours[b] and came to Mahanaim.(AL)
30 Then Joab stopped pursuing Abner and assembled the whole army. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David’s men were found missing. 31 But David’s men had killed three hundred and sixty Benjamites who were with Abner. 32 They took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb(AM) at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and arrived at Hebron by daybreak.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 2:16 Helkath Hazzurim means field of daggers or field of hostilities.
- 2 Samuel 2:29 See Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
2 Samuel 2
New King James Version
2 Samuel 2
New King James Version
David Anointed King of Judah
2 It happened after this that David (A)inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?”
And the Lord said to him, “Go up.”
David said, “Where shall I go up?”
And He said, “To (B)Hebron.”
2 So David went up there, and his (C)two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. 3 And David brought up (D)the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
4 (E)Then the men of Judah came, and there they (F)anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, (G)“The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.” 5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, (H)“You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now may (I)the Lord show kindness and truth to you. I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing. 7 Now therefore, let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
Ishbosheth Made King of Israel
8 But (J)Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took [a]Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to (K)Mahanaim; 9 and he made him king over (L)Gilead, over the (M)Ashurites, over (N)Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David. 11 And (O)the [b]time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Israel and Judah at War
12 Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to (P)Gibeon. 13 And (Q)Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by (R)the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and compete before us.”
And Joab said, “Let them arise.”
15 So they arose and went over by number, twelve from Benjamin, followers of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. 16 And each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called [c]the Field of Sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon. 17 So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
18 Now the (S)three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was (T)as fleet of foot (U)as a wild gazelle. 19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Are you Asahel?”
He answered, “I am.”
21 And Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 22 So Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Joab?” 23 However, he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him (V)in the stomach with the blunt end of the spear, so that the spear came out of his back; and he fell down there and died on the spot. So it was that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood (W)still.
24 Joab and Abishai also pursued Abner. And the sun was going down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah by the road to the Wilderness of Gibeon. 25 Now the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became [d]a unit, and took their stand on top of a hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?”
27 And Joab said, “As God lives, [e]unless (X)you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.” 28 So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore. 29 Then Abner and his men went on all that night through the plain, crossed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron; and they came to Mahanaim.
30 So Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had struck down, of Benjamin and Abner’s men, three hundred and sixty men who died. 32 Then they took up Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb, which was in (Y)Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at daybreak.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 2:8 Esh-Baal, 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39
- 2 Samuel 2:11 Lit. number of days
- 2 Samuel 2:16 Heb. Helkath Hazzurim
- 2 Samuel 2:25 one band
- 2 Samuel 2:27 if you had not spoken
サムエル記Ⅱ 2
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サムエル記Ⅱ 2
Japanese Living Bible
ユダの王となったダビデ
2 その後ダビデは、「どこかユダの町に上るべきでしょうか」と主に伺いを立てました。すると、「そうせよ」と主は答えました。「では、どの町へ行けばよろしいでしょうか」とダビデが聞くと、「ヘブロンへ」との答えでした。 2-3 そこで、ダビデと二人の妻、つまりイズレエル出身のアヒノアムと、カルメル出身のナバルの未亡人アビガイル、そして彼に従う者たちとその家族全員は、そろってヘブロンに移りました。 4 すると、ユダの指導者たちが集まって来て、ダビデをユダの家の王としました。ダビデは、ヤベシュ・ギルアデの人々がサウル王を葬ったと聞いて、 5 さっそく使者を遣わしました。「主君に忠誠を尽くし、丁重に葬ってくれたあなたがたに、主の豊かな祝福があるように。 6 どうか、主が真実をもって報いてくださり、その恵みと愛を表してくださるように。私からも礼を述べ、感謝のしるしにできるだけのことをしよう。 7 サウル王亡き今、私のもとで、忠実でりっぱな兵士として励んでもらえないか。私を王に立ててくれたユダの家のように。」
サウル家とダビデ家の戦い
8 しかし、サウルの将軍（司令官）であったアブネルは、サウルの子イシュ・ボシェテを王位につかせようと、マハナイムに移り住んでいました。 9 その支配は、ギルアデ、アシュル、イズレエルをはじめ、エフライムやベニヤミンの部族、その他の全イスラエルに及んでいました。 10-11 イシュ・ボシェテは四十歳で王位につき、二年間、マハナイムでイスラエルを治めました。一方ダビデは、七年半にわたり、ヘブロンでユダの王として支配しました。
12 ある日、将軍アブネルはイシュ・ボシェテの軍を率いて、マハナイムからギブオンに向かっていました。 13 一方、ツェルヤの子、将軍ヨアブも、ダビデの部隊を率いてギブオンに出向きました。両者はギブオンの池のほとりで、池をはさんで向かい合ったのです。 14 アブネルはヨアブに提案しました。「若い者同士で、剣の腕を競わせようではないか。」
ヨアブも異存はありません。 15 十二人ずつの兵士が選ばれ、死闘を演じることになりました。 16 互いが敵の髪の毛をつかんでは相手のわき腹に剣を突き刺して、結局、全員が死にました。以来、ここはヘルカテ・ハツリム〔剣が原〕と呼ばれるようになりました。 17 これが口火となって両軍は戦闘状態となり、その日のうちに、アブネルとイスラエル軍は、ヨアブの率いるダビデ軍に敗れました。
18 ヨアブの兄弟アビシャイとアサエルも、戦いに参加していました。かもしかのように足の速いアサエルが、 19 逃げるアブネルを追いかけました。ほかのものには目もくれず、一人逃げるアブネルをひたすら追い続けました。 20 アブネルは、追いかけて来る敵を見て、振り向きざまに「アサエルではないか」と呼びかけました。
「そうだ。」
21 「ほかのやつを追え！」と、いくらアブネルが言っても、アサエルは耳を貸さず、なおもアブネルへの追撃の手をゆるめません。 22 もう一度、アブネルは言いました。「あっちへ行け！ もしおまえを殺すことにでもなれば、おまえの兄ヨアブに顔向けができない。」
23 それでも、アサエルは向きを変えようとしません。とうとうアブネルは、槍の石突きをアサエルの下腹に突き刺しました。槍は背を貫通し、アサエルはばったり倒れ、息絶えました。彼が倒れている場所に来た者はみな、そこに立ち尽くしました。
24 今度は、ヨアブとアビシャイがアブネルを追います。ギブオンの荒野の道沿いにあるギアハの近くのアマの丘まで来た時、ちょうど太陽が沈み始めました。 25 ベニヤミン族から召集されたアブネルの部隊は、丘の上で隊列を整えていました。 26 アブネルは、ふもとのヨアブに向かって叫びました。「いつまでも殺し合いを続けてはいられない。いつになったら、同胞同士で争うのをやめさせるつもりだ。」
27 ヨアブは答えました。「神にかけて誓うが、もしおまえがそう言わなかったら、われわれはみな、明日の朝まで追撃を止めなかっただろう。」 28 ヨアブがラッパを吹くと、兵士たちはイスラエル軍の追跡をぴたりとやめました。
29 その夜、アブネルと兵士たちは、ヨルダン渓谷伝いに退却し、ヨルダン川を渡って翌朝まで歩き続け、ようやくマハナイムに帰り着きました。 30 ヨアブの部隊も宿営に戻り、死傷者を数えてみると、欠けたのは兵士十九人とアサエルだけでした。 31 一方、全員がベニヤミン族であったアブネル側では、戦死者は三百六十人に上りました。 32 ヨアブの部隊は、アサエルの遺体をベツレヘムへ運び、父親のかたわらに葬りました。それから夜通し歩いて、夜明けごろにヘブロンに帰りました。
2 Samuël 2
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2 Samuël 2
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David wordt koning van Juda
2 David vroeg daarna aan de Here: ‘Zal ik teruggaan naar Juda?’ En de Here antwoordde: ‘Ga.’ ‘Naar welke stad moet ik gaan?’ vroeg David. ‘Naar Hebron,’ was het antwoord van de Here. 2 Dus verhuisde David met zijn vrouwen Ahinoam en Abigaïl. 3 Ook de mannen die bij hem waren, gingen met hun gezinnen in Hebron wonen. 4 Daar kwamen de leiders van Juda bij David en zalfden hem tot koning over heel Juda. Kort daarop hoorde David dat de mannen van Jabes in Gilead Saul hadden begraven. 5 Hij stuurde hun de volgende boodschap: ‘De Here zegene u omdat u zo trouw bent aan uw koning Saul en hem een waardige begrafenis hebt gegeven. 6 Moge de Here, in ruil daarvoor, net zo trouw aan u zijn en u belonen met vele uitingen van zijn liefde! Ook ik zal goed voor u zijn om wat u hebt gedaan. 7 Verlies de moed niet en wees dapper, nu Saul dood is. Schaar u achter de stam van Juda, die mij als nieuwe koning heeft gekozen.’
8 Maar Sauls opperbevelhebber Abner had Sauls zoon Isboseth naar Machanaïm meegenomen en hem daar tot koning gekroond. 9 Zijn gebied omvatte Gilead, Aschurië, Jizreël, Efraïm, de stam van Benjamin en de rest van Israël. 10,11 Isboseth was op dat moment veertig jaar oud. Hij regeerde Israël twee jaar vanuit Machanaïm, terwijl David vanuit Hebron zevenenhalf jaar regeerde over de stam van Juda.
12 Op een dag trok een deel van Isboseths leger onder leiding van Abner van Machanaïm naar Gibeon. 13 Davids legeraanvoerder Joab, de zoon van Zeruja, ging hem met een troepenmacht tegemoet. Zij ontmoetten elkaar bij de bron van Gibeon, waar zij aan weerszijden van de bron halt hielden. 14 Toen zei Abner tegen Joab: ‘Laten we onze jonge mannen een zwaardgevecht laten houden!’ Dat leek Joab een goed idee. 15 Uit beide partijen werden twaalf mannen gekozen die het dodelijke spel moesten gaan spelen. 16 Ieder van hen greep de tegenstander bij de haren en stak hem met het zwaard in de zij. Allen werden op die manier gedood. Sinds die tijd heet die plaats bij Gibeon het Zwaardenveld. 17 Daarna barstte het gevecht tussen de twee legers los en tegen het einde van die dag werd het duidelijk dat Abner en de mannen van Israël het moesten afleggen tegen Joab en de troepen van David. 18 Joabs broers Abisaï en Asaël streden ook mee. Asaël kon heel hard lopen en zette de achtervolging in op de vluchtende Abner. 19 Niets kon hem tot staan brengen. Hij wilde maar één ding: Abner achterhalen. 20 Toen Abner omkeek en hem zag naderen, riep hij hem toe: ‘Bent u dat, Asaël?’ ‘Ja,’ riep hij terug, ‘ik ben het.’ 21 ‘Achtervolg een van de anderen en pak hem zijn wapenrusting af,’ riep Abner. Asaël wilde echter niet luisteren en bleef doorlopen. 22 Opnieuw riep Abner: ‘Ga hier weg. Ik kan uw broer Joab niet meer onder ogen komen als ik u moet doden!’ 23 Maar hij weigerde weg te gaan, daarom stak Abner hem met het botte eind van zijn speer in de buik. De speer doorboorde zijn lichaam en kwam er van achteren weer uit. Asaël zakte in elkaar en stierf. Ieder die er langs kwam, bleef stilstaan.
24 Toen zetten Joab en Abisaï de achtervolging op Abner in. De zon ging al onder toen zij aankwamen bij de heuvel Amma, die vlakbij Giach lag, langs de weg naar de woestijn van Gibeon. 25 Abners strijders van de stam van Benjamin hergroepeerden zich op de top van die heuvel. 26 Abner schreeuwde Joab toe: ‘Moeten onze zwaarden elkaar voor altijd blijven doden? Wanneer zegt u eindelijk uw mensen dat zij moeten ophouden hun broeders te achtervolgen?’ 27 Joab riep terug: ‘Ik zweer bij God dat wij vanmorgen de achtervolging al zouden hebben gestaakt, als u dit eerder had gezegd.’ 28 Vervolgens blies hij op zijn trompet. Dat was voor zijn mannen het teken de achtervolging te staken.
29 Die nacht trokken Abner en zijn mannen zich terug door het dal van de Jordaan, staken de rivier over en trokken verder tot zij bij Machanaïm aankwamen. 30 Joab en zijn mannen gingen eveneens terug naar huis en toen hij zijn gesneuvelden telde, merkte hij dat naast Asaël slechts negentien mannen gedood waren. 31 Maar onder Abners mannen waren driehonderdzestig doden gevallen, allemaal Benjaminieten. 32 Joab en zijn mannen namen Asaëls lichaam mee naar Bethlehem en begroeven hem naast zijn vader. Daarna trokken zij de hele nacht door en kwamen bij het aanbreken van de morgen in Hebron aan.
2 Samuel 2
King James Version
2 Samuel 2
King James Version
2 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
6 And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
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