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to transfer 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.

הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה (הַ) ha. “the”

Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires. David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

Behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray, 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.

מֵֽהַגְּד֔וּד (הַ) ha. “the”

When Joab and all the host who was with him had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

הַצָּבָ֥א (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone?

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

When Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but David didn't know it.

הַסִּרָ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

הַשַּׁ֔עַר (הַ) ha. “the”הַחֹ֔מֶשׁ (הַ) ha. “the”

David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. King David followed the bier.

הָעָ֣ם (הָ) ha. “the”וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמִּטָּֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

They buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָעָֽם׃ (הָ) ha. “the”

The king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dies?

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters: As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so did you fall. All the people wept again over him.

הָעָ֖ם (הָ) ha. “the”

All the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or anything else, until the sun be down.

הָעָ֗ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַיּ֑וֹם (הַ) hai. “<the>”הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ (הַ) ha. “the”

All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.

הָעָ֣ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָעָ֖ם (הָ) ha. “the”

So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.

הָעָ֛ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַה֑וּא (הַ) ha. “<the>”מֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

The king said to his servants, "Don't you know that there a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַיּ֥וֹם (הַ) hai. “the”הַזֶּ֖ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. May Yahweh reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness."

הַיּ֥וֹם (הַ) hai. “this”וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים (הָ) ha. “the”הָאֵ֛לֶּה (הָ) ha. “<the>”הָרָעָ֖ה (הָ) ha. “the”

[ergänzt: Ish-bosheth], Saul's son, [ergänzt: had] two men who were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin:

הָאֶחָ֨ד (הָ) ha. “the”הַשֵּׁנִ֣י (הַ) ha. “the”הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖י (הַ) ha. “the”

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have lived as foreigners there until this day).

הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַיּ֥וֹם (הַ) hai. “the”הַזֶּֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon.

הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַיּ֔וֹם (הַ) hai. “the”הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ (הַֽ) Ha. “<the>”

They came there into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they struck him in the body: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

הַבַּ֙יִת֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ (הַ) ha. “the”

Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they struck him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

הַבַּ֗יִת (הַ) ha. “the”הָעֲרָבָ֖ה (הָ) ha. “the”הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; and Yahweh has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַיּ֣וֹם (הַ) hai. “the”הַזֶּ֔ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י (הַ) ha. “the”

when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good news, I took hold of him, and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.

הַמַּגִּיד֩ (הַ) ha. “the”

How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (הָ) ha. “the”