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And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

וּבְגִבְע֛וֹן (בְ) ve. “in”

Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their brothers.

בִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִ) vi. “in”

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel; and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְ) ve. “against”בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “on”

And the fight was going against Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.

בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת (בַּ) ba. “with the”

Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, falling on i

בָ֗הּ (בָ֗) Va “with”בִ֔י (בִ֔) V “with”

And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the men of Israel had gone in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they went in flight away from their towns; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

בָּעֵ֙מֶק֙ (בָּ) ba. “[was] in the”בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “in”

Now the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his sons dead in Mount Gilboa.

בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “on”

And they took everything off him, and took his head and his war-dress, and sent word into the land of the Philistines round about to give the news to their gods and to the people.

בְאֶֽרֶץ־ (בְ) ve. “in”

All the fighting-men came up and took away Saul's body and the bodies of his sons, and took them to Jabesh, and put their bones to rest under the oak-tree in Jabesh, and took no food for seven days.

בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ (בְּ) be. “in”

So death came to Saul because of the sin which he did against the Lord, that is, because of the word of the Lord which he kept not; and because he went for directions to one who had an evil spirit,

בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (בַּֽ) ba. “against”בָּא֖וֹב (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”

And not to the Lord: for this reason, he put him to death and gave the kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.

בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (בַּֽ) ba. “<in>”

In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.

בִּהְי֣וֹת (בִּ) bi “when”

So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.

בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן (בְּ) be. “at”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.

בָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔ה (בָּ) ba. “at the”בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛ה (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.

בַּמְצָ֑ד (בַּ) ba “in the”

Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.

בְמַלְכוּת֛וֹ (בְ) ve. “in”

This is the list of David's men of war: Ishbaal, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the three: he put to death three hundred at one time with his spear.

בְּפַ֥עַם (בְּ) be. “at”

And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three great fighters.

בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה (בִּ) bi “[was] among”

He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had come together for the fight, near a bit of land full of barley; and the people went in flight before the Philistines.

בַּפַּ֣ס (בַּ) ba. “at <the>”

And he took up his position in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack, and overcame the Philistines; and the Lord gave a great salvation.

בְתוֹךְ־ (בְ) ve. “in”

And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

בְּעֵ֥מֶק (בְּ) be. “in”

At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “[was] in the”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “[was] at”

And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!

בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ (בַּ) ba. “[is] at the”

So the three, forcing a way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David; but David would not take it, but made an offering of it, draining it out to the Lord,

בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”בַּשַּׁ֔עַר (בַּ) ba. “[was] at the”

Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ (בְ) ve. “by”בְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣ם (בְ) ve. “by”