Hello, and welcome
to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and today
we're going to be reading in
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both 1'st Samuel and 2'nd
Samuel the story of God leading
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particularly during the
time of David. Before we read,
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let's pray together. Dear
God, thank you for these moments
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to come apart and to sit and to
hear your word. May we not only
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hear it; but may we do the
lessons that you have for each
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of us to learn in our lives.
May they be put into practice
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through the power of your Holy
Spirit, to bear fruit to your
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glory. We love you and
thank you for loving us. Amen.
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I'm reading in 1st
Samuel, starting in chapter 31,
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verse 1. This is
the King James Version.
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Now the Philistines
fought against Israel.
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And the men of Israel fled from
before the Philistines and fell
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down slain in Mount Gilboa. And
the Philistines followed hard
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upon Saul and upon his sons; and
the Philistines slew Jonathan,
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and Abinadab, and Melchishua,
Saul's sons. And the battle went
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sore against Saul, and the
archers hit him; and he was
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sore wounded of the archers.
Then said Saul unto his armor
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bearer, Draw thy sword, and
thrust me through therewith;
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lest these uncircumcised
come and thrust me through, and
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abuse me. But his armor bearer
would not for he was sore afraid
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Therefore Saul took a
sword, and fell upon it.
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And when his armor
bearer saw that Saul was dead,
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he fell likewise upon
his sword, and died with him.
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So Saul died, and his 3
sons, and his armor bearer,
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and all his men,
that same day together.
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And when the men of Israel
that were on the other side of
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the valley, and they that
were on the other side Jordan,
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saw that the men of Israel
fled, and that Saul and his sons
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were dead, they
forsook the cities, and fled;
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and the Philistines
came and dwelt in them.
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And it came to pass on the
morrow, when the Philistines
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came to strip the slain, that
they found Saul and his 3 sons
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fallen in mount Gilboa. And they
cut off his head, and stripped
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off his armor, and sent
into the land of the Philistines
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round about, to publish it
in the house of their idols,
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and among the people. And they
put his armor in the house of
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Ashtaroth: and they fastened
his body to the wall of Bethshan
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and when the inhabitants
of Jabeshgilead hear of that
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which the Philistines had done
to Saul; all the valiant men
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arose, and went all
night, and took the body of Saul
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and the bodies of his sons from
the wall of Bethshan, and came
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to Jaesh, and burnt them
there. And the took their bones
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and buried them under a tree
at Jabesh, and fasted 7 days.
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Continuing now in the
book of 2nd Samuel, chapter 1.
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and this is the
King James Version.
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Now it came to pass after
the death of Saul, when David
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was returned from the slaughter
of the Amalekites, and David had
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abode 2 days in Ziklag; it came
even to pass on the 3rd day,
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that behold, a man came out
of the camp from Saul with his
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clothes rent, and earth
upon his head: and so it was,
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when he came to David,
that he fell to the earth,
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and did obeisance. And
David said unto him, From whence
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comest thou? And he said unto
him, Out of the camp of Israel
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am I escaped. And David said
unto him, How went the matter?
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I pray thee, tell me. And
he answered, That the people
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are fled from the battle,
and many of the people also
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are fallen and dead; and Saul
and Jonathan his son are dead
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also. And David said unto
the young man that told him,
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How knowest thou that Saul
and Jonathan his son be dead?
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And the young man that told him
said, As I happened by chance
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upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul
leaned upon his spear; and lo,
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the chariots and horsemen
followed hard after him.
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And when he looked behind him
he saw me, and called unto me.
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And I answered, Here am I. And
he said unto me, Who art thou?
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And I answered
him, I am an Amalekite.
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He said unto me, again,
Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and
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slay me: for anguish is come
upon me, because my life is yet
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whole in me. So I stood upon him
and slew him, because I was sure
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that he could not live
after that he was fallen:
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and I took the crown that was
upon his head, and the bracelet
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that was on his arm, and have
brought them hither unto my lord
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Then David took hold on
his clothes, and rent them;
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and likewise all the men that
were with him: And they mourned,
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and wept and fasted until
even, for Saul, and for Jonathan
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his son and for the people of
the Lord, and for the house of
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Israel; because they were fallen
by the sword. And David said
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unto the young man that
told him, Whence art thou?
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And he answered, I am the
son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
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And David said unto him, How
wast thou not afraid to stretch
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forth thine hand to
destroy the Lord's anointed?
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And David called one of
the young men, and said,
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Go near, and fall upon him.
And he smote him that he died.
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And David said unto him,
Thy blood be upon thy head;
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for thy mouth hath
testified against thee, saying,
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I have slain
the Lord's anointed.
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And David lamented with this
lamentation over Saul and over
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Jonathan his son: Also he
bade them teach the children
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of Judah the use of the
bow: behold, it is written
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in the book of Jasher.
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The beauty of Israel is
slain upon thy high places:
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how are the mighty fallen! Tell
it not in Gath, publish it not
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in the streets of Askelon;
lest the daughters of the
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Philistines rejoice, lest the
daughters of the uncircumcised
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triumph. Ye mountains of
Gilboa, let there be no dew,
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neither let there be rain, upon
you, nor fields of offerings:
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for there the shield of
the mighty is vilely cast away,
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the shield of Saul, as though he
had not been anointed with oil.
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>From the blood of the slain,
from the fat of the mighty,
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the bow of Jonathan turned
not back, and the sword of Saul
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returned not empty.
Saul and Jonathan were lovely
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and pleasant in their lives,
and in their death they were not
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divided: they were swifter
than eagles, they were stronger
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than lions. Ye daughters
of Israel, weep over Saul,
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who clothed you in
scarlet, with other delights,
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who put on ornaments
of gold upon your apparel.
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How are the mighty fallen
in the midst of the battle!
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O Jonathan, thou wast
slain in thine high places.
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I am distressed for
thee, my brother Jonathan:
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very pleasant hast thou
been unto me: thy love to me was
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wonderful,
passing the love of women.
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How are the mighty fallen,
and the weapons of war perished!
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Continuing in 2nd
Samuel, chapter 2.
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This is the King James Version.
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And it came to pass after this,
that David inquired of the Lord,
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saying, Shall I go up into
any of the cities of Judah?
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And the Lord
said unto him, Go up,
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And David said,
Whither shall I go up?
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And he said, Unto Hebron.
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So David went up
thither, and his two wives also,
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Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
and Abigail Nabal's wife
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the Carmelite. And his men that
were with him did David bring up
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every man with his household:
and they dwelt in the cities
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of Hebron. And the men of Judah
came, and there they anointed
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David king over the house
of Judah. And they told David,
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saying, That the men
of Jabeshgilead were they
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that buried Saul. And David
sent messengers unto the men of
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Jabeshgilead, and said unto
them, Blest be ye of the Lord,
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that ye have shewed
this kindness unto your lord,
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even unto Saul, and have buried
him. And now the Lord shew
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kindness and truth unto
you: and I also will requite you
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this kindness, because ye have
done this thing. Therefore now
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let your hands be
strengthened, and be ye valiant:
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for your master Saul is dead,
and also the house of Judah
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have anointed me king over
them. But Abner the son of Ner,
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captain of Saul's host,
took Ishbosheth the son of Saul,
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and brought him over to
Mahanaim; and made him king
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over Gilead, and over the
Ashurites, and over Jezreel,
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and over Ephraim, and over
Benjamin, and over all Israel.
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Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty
years old when he began to reign
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over Israel and reigned 2 years.
But the house of Judah followed
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David. And the time that David
was king in Hebron over the
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house of Judah was
seven years and six months.
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And Abner the son of Ner,
and the servants of Ishbosheth
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the son of Saul, went
out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
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And Joab the son of Zeruiah,
and the servants of David,
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went out and met
together by the pool of Gibeon:
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and they sat down, the one
on the one side of the pool,
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and the other on the
other side of the pool.
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And Abner said to Joab, Let the
young men now arise, and play
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before us. And Joab
said, Let them arise.
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Then there arose and went
over by number 12 of Benjamin,
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which pertained to
Ishbosheth the son of Saul,
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and 12 of the servants of
David. And they caught every one
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his fellow by the head, and
thrust his sword in his fellow's
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side; so they fell down
together: wherefore that place
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was called Helkathhazzuyrim,
which is in Gibeon.
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And there was a very sore battle
that day; and Abner was beaten,
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and the men of Israel,
before the servants of David.
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And there were three sons of
Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai,
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and Asahel: and Asahel was
as light of foot as a wild roe.
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And Asahel pursued after Abner;
and in going he turned not
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to the right hand nor to
the left from following Abner.
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Then Abner looked behind
him, and said, Art thou Asahel?
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And he answered, I
am. And Abner said to him,
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Turn thee aside to thy
right hand or to thy left,
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and lay thee hold on
one of the young men,
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and take thee his armor.
But Asahel would not turn aside
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from following of him. And
Abner said again to Asahel,
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Turn thee aside
from following me:
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wherefore should I
smite thee to the ground?
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how then should I hold up
my face to Joab thy brother?
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Howbeit he refused to
turn aside: wherefore Abner
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with the hinder end of the spear
smote him under the 5th rib,
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that the spear came out behind
him; and he fell down there,
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and died in the same place: and
it came to pass, that as many
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as came to the place
where Asahel fell down and died
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stood still. Joab also and
Abishai pursued after Abner:
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and the sun went down when they
were come to the hill of Ammah,
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that lieth before Giah by the
way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
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And the children of Benjamin
gathered themselves together
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after Abner, and became
one troop, and stood on the top
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of an hill. Then Abner called to
Joab, and said, Shall the sword
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devour for ever? knowest thou
not that it will be bitterness
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in the latter end?
how long shall it be then,
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ere thou bid the people return
from following their brethren?
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And Joab said, As God
liveth, unless thou hadst spoken
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surely then in the morning
the people had gone up every one
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from following his
brother. So Joab blew a trumpet,
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and all the people stood still,
and pursued after Israel no more
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neither fought they any more.
And Abner and his men walked
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all that night through the
plain, and passed over Jordan,
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and went through all Bithron,
and they came to Mahanaim.
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and Joab returned from following
Abner: and when he had gathered
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all the people together,
there lacked of David's servants
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nineteen men and Asahel.
But the servants of David
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had smitten of
Benjamin, and of Abner's men,
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so that three hundred
and threescore men died.
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And they took up Asahel,
and buried him in the sepulchre
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of his father, which was in
Bethlehem. And Joab and his men
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went all night, and they
came to Hebron at break of day.
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We're continuing now
in 2nd Samuel, chapter 3,
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and this is the
King James Version.
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Now there was a long war between
the house of Saul and the house
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of David: but David
waxed stronger and stronger,
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and the house of Saul
waxed weaker and weaker.
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And unto David were sons born
in Hebron: and his firstborn
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was Amnon, of Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess; and his second,
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Chileab, of Abigail the wife
of Abigail the wife of Nabal
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the Carmelite; and the
third, Absalom the son of Maacah
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the daughter of Talmai
king of Geshur; and the fourth,
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Adonijah the son of Haggith;
and the fifth, Shephatiah
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the son of Abital; and the 6th,
Ithream by Eglah David's wife.
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These were born to David in
Hebron. And it came to pass,
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while there was war
between the house of Saul
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and the house of David,
that Abner made himself strong
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for the house of Saul. And
Saul had a concubine, whose name
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was Rizpah, the
daughter of Aiah:
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And Ishbosheth said to Abner,
wherefore hast thou gone in
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unto my father's concubine?
Then was Abner very wroth
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for the words of Ishbosheth,
and said, Am I a dog's head,
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which against Judah do shew
kindness this day unto the house
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of Saul thy father, to his
brethren, and to his friends,
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and have not delivered
thee into the hand of David,
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that thou chargest me today
with a fault concerning this
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woman? So do God to Abner, and
more also, except, as the Lord
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hath sworn to David, even
so I do to him; to translate
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the kingdom from the house of
Saul, and to set up the throne
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of David over
Israel and over Judah,
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from Dan even to Beersheba.
And he could not answer Abner
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a word again,
because he feared him.
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Thank you for being with
me today to read the story
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of David and we'll continue
the next time we're gathered
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together. Until then, may
God bless and keep us all,
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by His grace and mercy. Goodbye.
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