II. Samvuet II. 27.

B.C. about 1058.
27. v. 14. Proy. 17. 14.
J. from,
ABNER AND HIS MEN. \@. anah- shim.
NUMBER OF THESLAIN.
a. ish.
BURIAL OF ASAHEL.
Lone WAR. ad. between.
Accom- plished_of the Father. ab.Absalom, Father-of peace.
ad. Adoni- jah, Jeho- vah my Lord.
s. Shephat- iah, Judge- of Jehovah.
i. Ithream, Exalted_of the people.
ABNER FOR- SAKES THE HOUSE OF
SAUL. 6. between.
#Ch. 2, 8,
| ‘in. iniquity. 9.1 Sam. 15. 28; 16.1, 12. | @. accord- ing_as Jehovah.
said, “ Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will_be bitter- ness in the latter_end ? how long shall_ it_be_then, ere thou bid the people re- turn from following their brethren ?”
27 And Joab said, “ As x=God liveth, unless thou hadst_spoken, surely then fin the morning the people had_gone_ up every_one from following his bro- ther.”
28 So Joab blew a xtrumpet, and all the people stood-_still, and ‘pursued after Israél no more, neither tfought they any_more.
29 And Abner and his « men walked all xthat xnight through the plain, and passed_over xJordan, and went_through all xBithron, and they came to Ma- hanaim.
80 And Joab returned from followin Abner : and when he had_gathered «a! the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen ‘men and Asahél. §
31 But the servants_of David had_ smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s emen, so that three hundred and three- score 7men died.
32 And they took_up Asahél, and buried him in the_sepulchre _of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his « men went all xnight, and they came to Hebron at_break_of_day.
NOW there was long xwar between 2 the _house_of Saul and ,/the_ house _of Dayid: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the_house_
‘|of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was «Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreélitess ;
3 And his second, ¢Chileab, of Abi- gail the_wife_of Nabal, the Carmelite ; and the third, «b Absalom the_son_of Maacah the_daughter_of Talmai king_ of Geshur ;
4 And the fourth, «4 Adonijah the_ son_of Haggith; and the fifth, s She- phatiah the_son-_of Abital ;
5 And the sixth, ‘Ithream, ‘by Eglah David’s wife. These were_born to David in Hebron.
6 And it came_to_pass, while there_ was xwar between the_house_of Saul and ,) the_house_of David, that Abner made_himself strong for the_house_of Saul,
7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the _ daughter — of Aiah : and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Wherefore -hast_thou_gone_in unto my father’s concubine? ”
8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words_of Ish-bosheth, and said, “Am ¥ a dog’s head, which against Judah ‘do shew kindness this day unto the_house_ of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and shave -not delivered thee into the_-hand_of David, that thou chargest me to-day with i a fault con- cerning this woman ?
®So tdo =God to Abner, and more also, except, «as! the Lorp shath_sworn to David, even so I 'do to him;
10 To translate the kingdom from the_ house_of Saul, and to set-up «the_