These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
2 Samuel 3
Tanakh 39 verses
- 1 Now there was long war between the house of and the house of ; and waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of waxed weaker and weaker.
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And unto were sons born in ; and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
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- 3 and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai of Geshur;
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and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
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- 5 and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David’s wife. These were born to in .
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And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of and the house of , that Abner showed himself strong in the house of .
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Now had a concubine, whose was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and [Ish-bosheth] said to Abner: ‘Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?’
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- 8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said: ‘Am I a dog’s head that belongeth to ? This day do I show kindness unto the house of thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of , and yet thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.
- 9 do so to Abner, and more also, if, as hath sworn to , I do not even so to him;
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to transfer the from the house of , and to set up the throne of over and over , from even to Beer-sheba.’
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- 11 And he could not answer Abner another , because he feared him.
- 12 And Abner sent messengers to straightway, saying: ‘Whose is the land?’ saying also: ‘Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring over all unto thee.’
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And he said: ‘Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee, that is, thou shalt not see my , except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my .’
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And sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying: ‘Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.’
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And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.
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And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him: ‘Go, return’; and he returned.
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- 17 And Abner had communication with the elders of , saying: ‘In times past ye sought for to be over you;
- 18 now then do it; for hath spoken of , saying: By the hand of My I will My people out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.’
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And Abner also spoke in the ears of ; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of in all that seemed good to , and to the whole house of .
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So Abner came to to , and twenty men with him. And made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
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And Abner said unto : ‘I will arise and go, and will gather all unto my lord the , that they may make a with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy desireth.’ And sent Abner away; and he went in .
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- 22 And, behold, the servants of and Joab came from a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was not with in ; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in .
- 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying: ‘Abner the son of Ner came to the , and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in .’
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Then Joab came to the , and said: ‘What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
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- 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to thy going out and thy coming in, and to all that thou doest.’
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And when Joab was come out from , he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from Bor-sirah; but knew it not.
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And when Abner was returned to , Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the groin, that he died, for the of Asahel his brother.
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And afterward when heard it, he said: ‘I and my are guiltless before for ever from the of Abner the son of Ner;
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- 29 let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread.’
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So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
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And said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him: ‘Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and wail before Abner.’ And followed the bier.
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And they buried Abner in ; and the lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
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- 33 And the lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth?
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Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters; As a man falleth before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all the people wept again over him.
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And all the people came to cause to eat bread while it was yet day; but swore, saying: ‘ do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down.’
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And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; whatsoever the did, pleased all the people.
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- 37 So all the people and all understood that day that it was not of the to slay Abner the son of Ner.
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And the said unto his servants: ‘Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in ?
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- 39 And I am this day weak, and just anointed ; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me; reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.’