H9002–/וְ–v

When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.

וְיוֹאָ֛ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?

וְלָדַ֜עַת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָדַ֕עַת (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-spring of Sirah, and made him come back with them: but David had no knowledge of it.

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:

וּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛י (וּ) u. “and”

May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may there ever be some who are diseased or lepers, or who do the work of women, or are put to the sword, or are wasted from need of food!

וְאֶ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽאַל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּמְצֹרָ֞ע (וּ) u. “and”וּמַחֲזִ֥יק (וּ) u. “and”וְנֹפֵ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲסַר־ (וַ) va. “and”

So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.

וְיוֹאָב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחִגְר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְסִפְד֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.

וְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!

וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?

וְגָד֗וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”

While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!

וְאָנֹכִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָשׁ֣וּחַ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Saul's son Ish-bosheth had news that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the tribe of Benjamin; (for Beeroth was at one time taken to be part of Benjamin:

וּשְׁנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as qui

וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן (וִ) vi. “and”וּשְׁמ֥וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.

וּבַעֲנָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וְה֣וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And Rechab and his brother Baanah got in without being seen.

וְ֠הֵנָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְרֵכָ֛ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַעֲנָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his s

וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth?

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ (וּֽ) u. “and”