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And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?

לִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙ (לִ) li “to”לְשַׁחֵ֖ת (לְ) le. “to”

And David sent for one of his young men and said, Go near and put an end to him. And he put him to death.

לְאַחַד֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

(It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said:

לְלַמֵּ֥ד (לְ) le. “to”

I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to <the>”לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “to <the>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.

לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.

לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לְדָוִד֙ (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “by”

Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.

לִבְנֵי־ (לִ) li “<into>”לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,

לְשָׁא֑וּל (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.

לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”

So they got up and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth and twelve of the servants of David.

לְבִנְיָמִ֗ן (לְ) le. “for”וּלְאִ֥ישׁ (לְ) le. “for”

And every one got the other by the head, driving his sword into the other's side, so they all went down together: and that place was named the Field of Sides, and it is in Gibeon.

לַמָּק֣וֹם (לַ) la. “<to> the”

And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.

לָלֶ֗כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לְךָ֗ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לָס֖וּר (לָ) la. “to”

Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab.

לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”

But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he went down on the earth, wounded to death: and all those who came to the place where Asahel went down dead, ca

לָס֗וּר (לָ) la. “to”

And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill.

לַאֲגֻדָּ֣ה (לַ) la. “<into>”

Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?

הֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ (לָ) la. “to”לָעָ֔ם (לָ) la. “to the”לָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”

So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.

לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And they took Asahel's body and put it in the last resting-place of his father in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men, travelling all night, came to Hebron at dawn.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

לְדָוִ֛ד (לְ) le. “to”לַאֲחִינֹ֖עַם (לַ) la. “of”

And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;

לַאֲֽבִיגַ֕יִל (לַ) la. “of”