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Davids söner
3 (A) Kriget mellan Sauls hus och Davids hus[a] blev långvarigt. Under tiden blev David allt starkare, medan Sauls hus blev allt svagare.
2 (B) I Hebron föddes söner åt David. Hans förstfödde var Amnon, som han fick med Ahinoam från Jisreel. 3 (C) Hans andre son var Kilab, som han fick med Abigail, änkan efter karmeliten Nabal. Den tredje var Absalom, son till Maaka som var dotter till Talmaj, kungen i Geshur. 4 Den fjärde var Adonia, Haggits son, och den femte Sefatja, Abitals son. 5 Den sjätte var Jitream, som David fick med sin hustru Egla. Dessa föddes åt David i Hebron.
Abner går över till David
6 Medan kriget varade mellan Sauls hus och Davids hus stärkte Abner sin ställning i Sauls hus.
7 (D) Men Saul hade haft en bihustru vid namn Rispa, dotter till Aja. Och Ish-Boshet sade till Abner: ”Varför har du gått in till min fars bihustru?” 8 Abner blev djupt upprörd över Ish-Boshets ord och sade: ”Är jag ett hundhuvud från Juda land? Här visar jag godhet mot din far Sauls hus, mot hans bröder och hans vänner, och utlämnar dig inte i Davids hand, och så anklagar du mig i dag för en synd med den där kvinnan. 9 (E) Må Gud straffa Abner både nu och i framtiden om jag inte gör så med David som Herren med ed har lovat honom. 10 Jag ska ta kungadömet från Sauls hus och upprätta Davids tron över både Israel och Juda, från Dan till Beer-Sheba.”[b] 11 Då vågade han inte säga ett ord mer till Abner, så rädd var han för honom.
12 Abner skickade sändebud till David och lät säga: ”Vem tillhör landet? Slut förbund med mig, så ska min hand hjälpa dig att få över hela Israel på din sida.” 13 David svarade: ”Bra! Jag vill sluta förbund med dig. Men en sak kräver jag av dig: Du får inte komma hit inför mig utan att föra med dig Sauls dotter Mikal[c] när du kommer för att träda fram inför mig.” 14 (F) Därefter skickade David sändebud till Sauls son Ish-Boshet och lät säga: ”Ge mig min hustru Mikal som jag vann till priset av hundra filisteers förhudar.” 15 (G) Då sände Ish-Boshet bud och lät hämta henne från hennes man Paltiel, son till Laish. 16 Men hennes man gick med henne och följde henne gråtande ända till Bahurim. Där sade Abner till honom: ”Vänd och gå hem igen.” Då vände han tillbaka.
17 Abner hade talat med de äldste i Israel och sagt: ”Ni har länge försökt få David till kung över er. 18 Låt det nu ske, för Herren har sagt om David: Genom min tjänare Davids hand ska jag frälsa mitt folk Israel från filisteerna och från alla deras fiender.” 19 (H) Abner talade också med benjaminiterna. Sedan gick Abner till David i Hebron för att berätta allt som Israel och hela Benjamins hus hade godtagit. 20 Abner kom till David i Hebron, åtföljd av tjugo man, och David ordnade en fest för Abner och hans män. 21 Abner sade till David: ”Jag vill ge mig av och samla hela Israel till min herre kungen, så att de sluter förbund med dig och du kan regera över allt ditt hjärta önskar.” Då lät David Abner gå, och han gav sig av i frid.
Abner dödas av Joab
22 Just då kom Davids folk och Joab tillbaka från ett plundringståg med stort byte. Abner var inte kvar hos David i Hebron längre, för David hade låtit honom gå och han hade gett sig av i frid. 23 När Joab och hela hans här kom berättade man för honom att Abner, Ners son, hade kommit till kungen, som lät honom gå så att han gav sig av i frid. 24 Då gick Joab in till kungen och sade: ”Vad har du gjort? Abner kommer till dig, och du låter honom bara gå härifrån! 25 Du känner Abner, Ners son. Han kom för att bedra dig och få veta alla dina krigsplaner och ta reda på allt du gör.” 26 Joab gick ut från David och sände bud efter Abner, och de fick honom att vända tillbaka vid Sirabrunnen[d]. Men David visste inte om det. 27 (I) När Abner kom tillbaka till Hebron tog Joab honom avsides in i porten för att tala ostört med honom. Där stack han honom i magen så att han dog, som hämnd för sin bror Asaels blod.
28 När David fick höra om det efteråt sade han: ”Jag och mitt kungadöme är för evigt oskyldiga inför Herren till Abners, Ners sons, blod. 29 (J) Låt det komma över Joabs huvud och över hela hans fars hus. Låt det aldrig i Joabs hus saknas män som har flytning eller spetälska eller går på kryckor eller faller för svärd eller saknar bröd.” 30 Så mördade Joab och hans bror Abishaj Abner, därför att han hade dödat deras bror Asael under striden vid Gibeon.
David sörjer Abner
31 David sade till Joab och allt folket som var med honom: ”Riv sönder era kläder och klä er i säcktyg och håll dödsklagan efter Abner.” Och kung David gick själv bakom båren. 32 De begravde Abner i Hebron. Kungen brast i gråt vid Abners grav, och allt folket grät. 33 Och kungen sjöng en sorgesång över Abner:
”Måste Abner dö
en dåres död?
34 Dina händer var inte bundna,
dina fötter var inte slagna i bojor.
Du föll som man faller
för onda män.”
35 Sedan kom de alla för att få David att äta något medan det ännu var dag. Men David svor en ed och sade: ”Må Gud straffa mig både nu och i framtiden om jag smakar bröd eller något annat innan solen går ner!” 36 Hela folket hörde det och gillade det, liksom allt som kungen gjorde gillades av allt folket. 37 Hela folket och hela Israel insåg den dagen att kungen inte hade haft någon del i mordet på Abner, Ners son. 38 Kungen sade till sina tjänare: ”Förstår ni inte att en furste och en stor man har fallit i Israel i dag? 39 (K) Men jag är svag i dag, trots att jag är smord till kung, och de där männen, Serujas söner, är hårdare än jag. Må Herren straffa den som gör ont för hans ondska.”
Footnotes
- 3:1 Davids hus Namnet på Israels kungahus är arkeologiskt belagt i en arameisk inskription på Tel Dan-stelen från 800-talet f Kr (jfr not till 2 Kung 8:15).
- 3:10 från Dan till Beer-Sheba Hela Israel från norr till söder (jfr ”från Smygehuk till Treriksröset”).
- 3:13 Sauls dotter Mikal Hade älskat och räddat David (1 Sam 18:20f, 19:11f). Äktenskapet med kungadottern gav också legitimitet som kung. Dåtida lagar (t ex Hammurabis från 1700-talet f Kr) stödde en fördriven mans rätt att återfå en omgift hustru (1 Sam 25:44).
- 3:26 Sirabrunnen Ca 3 km norr om Hebron.
2 Samuel 3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Samuel 3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 3
1 There followed a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David, in which David grew ever stronger, but the house of Saul ever weaker.
Sons Born in Hebron. 2 (A)Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam from Jezreel; 3 the second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;(B) 4 the fourth, Adonijah, son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah, son of Abital;(C) 5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.
Ishbaal and Abner Quarrel. 6 During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was gaining power in the house of Saul. 7 Now Saul had had a concubine, Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ishbaal, son of Saul, said to Abner, “Why have you slept with my father’s concubine?”[a](D) 8 Enraged at the words of Ishbaal, Abner said, “Am I a dog’s head from Judah? As of today, I have been loyal to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and his friends, and I have kept you out of David’s clutches; and today you charge me with a crime involving a woman! 9 May God do thus to Abner, and more, if I do not carry out for David what the Lord swore to him—(E) 10 that is, take away the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish the throne of David over Israel as well as Judah, from Dan to Beer-sheba.”(F) 11 Ishbaal was no longer able to say a word to Abner, he feared him so.
Abner and David Reconciled. 12 Then Abner sent messengers to David in Telam, where he was at the moment, to say, “Make a covenant with me, and you have me on your side, to bring all Israel over to you.” 13 He replied, “Good, I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you. You must not appear before me unless you bring back Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to present yourself to me.”(G) 14 At the same time David sent messengers to Ishbaal, son of Saul, to say, “Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed by paying a hundred Philistine foreskins.” 15 Ishbaal sent for her and took her away from her husband Paltiel, son of Laish,(H) 16 who followed her weeping as far as Bahurim. But Abner said to him, “Go back!” So he turned back.
17 Abner then had a word with the elders of Israel: “For some time you have been wanting David as your king. 18 Now take action, for the Lord has said of David: By David my servant I will save my people Israel from the power of the Philistines and from the power of all their enemies.” 19 Abner also spoke with Benjamin, and then went to speak with David in Hebron concerning all that would be agreeable to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin. 20 When Abner, accompanied by twenty men, came to David in Hebron, David prepared a feast for Abner and for the men who were with him. 21 Then Abner said to David, “I will now go to assemble all Israel for my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you; you will then be king over all whom you wish to rule.” So David let Abner go on his way in peace.
Death of Abner. 22 Just then David’s servants and Joab were coming in from an expedition, bringing much plunder with them. Abner, having been dismissed by David, was no longer with him in Hebron but had gone on his way in peace. 23 When Joab and the whole force he had with him arrived, he was informed, “Abner, son of Ner, came to David, and he let him go on his way in peace.” 24 So Joab went to the king and said: “What have you done? Abner came to you! Why did you let him get away? 25 Don’t you know Abner? He came to trick you, to learn your comings and goings, to learn everything you do.” 26 Joab then left David and sent messengers after Abner to bring him back from the cistern of Sirah; but David did not know. 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside within the city gate to speak with him privately. There he stabbed him in the abdomen, and he died for the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.(I) 28 Later David heard of it and said: “Before the Lord, I and my kingdom are forever innocent.(J) 29 May the blood of Abner, son of Ner, be on the head of Joab and all his family. May Joab’s family never be without one suffering from a discharge, or one with a skin disease, or a man who holds the distaff, or one falling by the sword, or one in need of food!”[b] 30 Joab and Abishai his brother had been lying in wait for Abner because he killed Asahel their brother in battle at Gibeon.
David Mourns Abner. 31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your garments, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” King David himself followed the bier.(K) 32 When they had buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33 And the king sang this lament over Abner:
Should Abner have died like a fool?
34 Your hands were not bound with chains,
nor your feet placed in fetters;
As one falls before the wicked, you fell.
And all the people continued to weep for him. 35 Then they went to console David with food while it was still day. But David swore, “May God do thus to me, and more, if before the sun goes down I eat bread or anything else.”(L) 36 All the people noted this with approval, just as everything the king did met with their approval. 37 So on that day all the people and all Israel came to know that it was not the king’s doing that Abner, son of Ner, was put to death. 38 The king then said to his servants: “Do you not know that a prince, a great man, has fallen today in Israel. 39 Although I am the anointed king, I am weak this day, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too ruthless for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer in accordance with his evil deed.”(M)
Footnotes
- 3:7 Asserting a right to the late king’s harem was tantamount to claiming his kingship; cf. 16:21–22; 1 Kgs 2:21–22.
- 3:29 An assortment of imprecations, consisting of physical ailments, weakness, violent death, and poverty.
2 Samuel 3
New International Version
2 Samuel 3
New International Version
3 The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time.(A) David grew stronger and stronger,(B) while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.(C)
2 Sons were born to David in Hebron:
His firstborn was Amnon(D) the son of Ahinoam(E) of Jezreel;
3 his second, Kileab the son of Abigail(F) the widow of Nabal of Carmel;
the third, Absalom(G) the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;(H)
4 the fourth, Adonijah(I) the son of Haggith;
the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5 and the sixth, Ithream the son of David’s wife Eglah.
These were born to David in Hebron.
Abner Goes Over to David
6 During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner(J) had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul. 7 Now Saul had had a concubine(K) named Rizpah(L) daughter of Aiah. And Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
8 Abner was very angry because of what Ish-Bosheth said. So he answered, “Am I a dog’s head(M)—on Judah’s side? This very day I am loyal to the house of your father Saul and to his family and friends. I haven’t handed you over to David. Yet now you accuse me of an offense involving this woman! 9 May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised(N) him on oath 10 and transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David’s throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba.”(O) 11 Ish-Bosheth did not dare to say another word to Abner, because he was afraid of him.
12 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “Whose land is it? Make an agreement with me, and I will help you bring all Israel over to you.”
13 “Good,” said David. “I will make an agreement with you. But I demand one thing of you: Do not come into my presence unless you bring Michal daughter of Saul when you come to see me.”(P) 14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, demanding, “Give me my wife Michal,(Q) whom I betrothed to myself for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
15 So Ish-Bosheth gave orders and had her taken away from her husband(R) Paltiel(S) son of Laish. 16 Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her all the way to Bahurim.(T) Then Abner said to him, “Go back home!” So he went back.
17 Abner conferred with the elders(U) of Israel and said, “For some time you have wanted to make David your king. 18 Now do it! For the Lord promised David, ‘By my servant David I will rescue my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines(V) and from the hand of all their enemies.(W)’”
19 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites in person. Then he went to Hebron to tell David everything that Israel and the whole tribe of Benjamin(X) wanted to do. 20 When Abner, who had twenty men with him, came to David at Hebron, David prepared a feast(Y) for him and his men. 21 Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once and assemble all Israel for my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant(Z) with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.”(AA) So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
Joab Murders Abner
22 Just then David’s men and Joab returned from a raid and brought with them a great deal of plunder. But Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, because David had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all the soldiers with him arrived, he was told that Abner son of Ner had come to the king and that the king had sent him away and that he had gone in peace.
24 So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone! 25 You know Abner son of Ner; he came to deceive you and observe your movements and find out everything you are doing.”
26 Joab then left David and sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern at Sirah. But David did not know it. 27 Now when Abner(AB) returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him(AC) in the stomach, and he died.(AD)
28 Later, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent(AE) before the Lord concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner. 29 May his blood(AF) fall on the head of Joab and on his whole family!(AG) May Joab’s family never be without someone who has a running sore(AH) or leprosy[a] or who leans on a crutch or who falls by the sword or who lacks food.”
30 (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
31 Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth(AI) and walk in mourning(AJ) in front of Abner.” King David himself walked behind the bier. 32 They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept(AK) aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.
33 The king sang this lament(AL) for Abner:
“Should Abner have died as the lawless die?
34 Your hands were not bound,
your feet were not fettered.(AM)
You fell as one falls before the wicked.”
And all the people wept over him again.
35 Then they all came and urged David to eat something while it was still day; but David took an oath, saying, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(AN) if I taste bread(AO) or anything else before the sun sets!”
36 All the people took note and were pleased; indeed, everything the king did pleased them. 37 So on that day all the people there and all Israel knew that the king had no part(AP) in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
38 Then the king said to his men, “Do you not realize that a commander and a great man has fallen(AQ) in Israel this day? 39 And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah(AR) are too strong(AS) for me.(AT) May the Lord repay(AU) the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 3:29 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
2 Samuel 3
King James Version
2 Samuel 3
King James Version
3 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
6 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?
8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.
11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
14 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
15 And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
18 Now then do it: for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
30 So Joab, and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
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