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And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

בְךָ֙ (בְ) ve. “against <the>”

Tell [supplied: it] not in Gath, carry not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

בְגַ֔ת (בְ) ve. “in”בְּחוּצֹ֣ת (בְּ) be. “in”

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, [supplied: as] not anointed with oil.

בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַ (בַ) va. “in <the>”בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם (בְ) ve. “in”

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.

בְּת֖וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

And it came to pass after this that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

בַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ (בַּֽ) ba. “by”בְּאַחַת֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

בְּעָרֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. However, the house of Judah followed David.

בְּמָלְכוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “when”

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”

And they arose and went over by number, twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

בְמִסְפָּ֑ר (בְ) ve. “by”

And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and [supplied: thrust] his sword in his fellow's side, and they fell down together. And that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is by Gibeon.

בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּצַ֣ד (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.

בְּרַגְלָ֔יו (בְּ) be. “on”בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “[are] in the”

But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the belly, so 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.

בְּאַחֲרֵ֨י (בְּ) be. “with”

And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? and how long shall it be ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑ה (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.

בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (בַּ) ba. “on the”

And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה (בָּֽ) ba. “in the”

And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died.

וּבְאַנְשֵׁ֖י (בְ) ve. “among”

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.

בְּקֶ֣בֶר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “at”

And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;

בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”

and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בִּֽהְיוֹת֙ (בִּֽ) bi “when”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, I who against Judah do shew kindness this day to 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 reproachest me this day with the fault of this woman?

בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he said, Well, I will make a covenant with thee; only I require one thing 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.

בְּבֹאֲךָ֖ (בְּ) be. “when”

And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

בְּמֵאָ֖ה (בְּ) be. “for”