H9033–וֹ–o

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!

אֹתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “him”

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

וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”

And made him king over Gilead and the Asherites and over Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin, that is, over all Israel.

וַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ (הוּ֙) hu “him”

Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.

אַֽחֲרָ֔יו (ו) v “him”

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 (וֹ) o “him”מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

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

וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”מֵאַחֲרָ֔יו (ו) v “him”תַּחְתָּ֑יו (ו) v “his”

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.

וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ (הוּ֙) hu “him”

May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,

ל֑וֹ (וֹ) o “him”לּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “him”

And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.

אֹתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “him”

And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

תַּחְתָּ֥יו (ו) v “himself”

And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go back. And he went back.

אֵלָ֥יו (ו) v “him”

So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.

וְאִתּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”אִתּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

Now the servants of David and Joab had been out attacking a band of armed men, and they came back with a great store of goods taken in the fight: but Abner was no longer in Hebron with David, for he had sent him away and he had gone in peace.

שִׁלְּח֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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.

אִתּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”

Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?

שִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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.

אֹת֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.

וַיַּטֵּ֤הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”אִתּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”וַיַּכֵּ֤הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”

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.

אִתּ֗וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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.

עָלָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

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

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”אֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”

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

וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”

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.

וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ (הוּ֙) hu “him”וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”

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:

ב֔וֹ (וֹ) o “him”וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

עִמּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “him”

And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

הֱכִינ֧וֹ (וֹ) o “him”