Add parallel Print Page Options

Ginhimo si David nga Hari sang Juda

Pagkatapos sadto, nagpamangkot si David sa Ginoo, “Mabalik bala ako sa isa sa mga banwa sang Juda?” Nagsabat ang Ginoo, “Huo.” Nagpamangkot si David, “Sa diin?” Nagsabat ang Ginoo, “Sa Hebron.” Gani nagkadto didto si David upod ang iya duha ka asawa nga si Ahinoam nga taga-Jezreel kag si Abigail nga asawa anay ni Nabal nga taga-Carmel. Gin-upod man ni David ang iya mga tinawo pati ang ila mga pamilya, kag didto sila nag-estar sa Hebron kag sa mga baryo sa palibot sini. Sang ulihi, nagkadto ang mga pangulo sang Juda sa Hebron kag ginhaplasan nila sang lana ang ulo ni David sa pagpakita nga siya na ang hari sang Juda.

Sang mabalitaan ni David nga ang mga taga-Jabesh Gilead ang naglubong kay Saul, nagpadala siya sang mga mensahero sa ila sa pagsiling, “Kabay pa nga pakamaayuhon kamo sang Ginoo sa ginpakita ninyo nga gugma kay Saul nga inyo agalon paagi sa paglubong sa iya. Kabay pa nga ipakita sang Ginoo ang iya gugma kag katutom sa inyo, kag ipakita ko man ang akon kaayo sa inyo tungod sa inyo ginhimo. Kag karon, magpakalig-on kag magpakaisog kamo bisan patay na si Saul nga inyo agalon. Ako ang ginpili sang mga taga-Juda bilang ila hari.”

Nag-inaway ang mga Pamilya ni David kag ni Saul

Karon, ang kumander sang mga soldado ni Saul nga si Abner nga anak ni Ner nagkadto sa Mahanaim. Gindala niya si Ishboshet nga anak ni Saul. Didto ginproklamar ni Abner si Ishboshet nga hari sang bug-os nga Israel, lakip na diri ang mga lugar sang Gilead, Ashuri, Jezreel, Efraim, kag Benjamin. 10 Nagaedad si Ishboshet sang 40 ka tuig sang nangin hari siya sang Israel, kag naghari siya sa sulod sang duha ka tuig. Ang mga taga-Juda iya, si David ang ila ginkilala nga hari, 11 kag naghari si David sa Juda sa sulod sang pito ka tuig kag anom ka bulan. Didto siya nag-estar sa Hebron.

12 Isa sina ka tion, nagkadto si Abner sa Gibeon halin sa Mahanaim kaupod ang mga tinawo ni Ishboshet. 13 Ginsugata sila ni Joab nga anak ni Zeruya kag sang mga tinawo ni David didto sa punong sang Gibeon. Nagpungko ang grupo ni Abner sa pihak nga bahin sang punong kag ang grupo ni Joab sa pihak man nga bahin sang punong. 14 Dayon nagsiling si Abner kay Joab, “Paawayon ta sa aton atubangan ang pila naton ka maayo nga mga soldado.” Nagsugot si Joab, 15 gani nagtindog sa pagpakig-away ang dose ka tinawo ni Ishboshet nga halin sa tribo ni Benjamin kag ang dose ka tinawo ni David. 16 Nagdakpanay sila sa ulo kag nagbun-anay hasta nga nagkalamatay sila tanan. Gani gintawag ato nga lugar sa Gibeon nga Helkat Hazurim.[a] 17 Dayon nag-inaway ang duha ka grupo sing puwerte gid. Kag sa sina nga adlaw napierdi si Abner kag ang mga tinawo sang Israel sa mga tinawo ni David.

18-19 Ang tatlo ka anak ni Zeruya nga si Joab, Abishai, kag Asahel kaupod sa inaway. Si Asahel madasig magdalagan pareho sang usa, kag ginlagas niya si Abner nga wala bulobalikid. 20 Sang magbalikid si Abner, nakita niya siya kag ginpamangkot, “Ikaw bala ina Asahel?” Nagsabat si Asahel, “Huo.” 21 Dayon nagsiling si Abner sa iya, “Indi na ako paglagsa, kundi ang isa na lang sa akon kaupod nga mga soldado, kag kuhaa ang iya mga kagamitan.” Pero wala gid mag-untat si Asahel sa paglagas sa iya.

22 Nagsiling liwat si Abner kay Asahel, “Indi na ako paglagsa! Indi ako pagpilita nga patyon ka. Mahuya na ako nga mag-atubang sa imo utod nga si Joab kon patyon ko ikaw.” 23 Pero wala gid mag-untat si Asahel sa paglagas sa iya, gani ginbuno siya ni Abner sang puno sang bangkaw sa tiyan, kag naglapos ini sa iya likod. Natumba siya kag napatay dayon. Ang mga tawo nga makaagi didto sa lugar nga sa diin ginpatay si Asahel nagapundo.

24 Sang mahibaluan ni Joab kag ni Abishai ang natabo, ginlagas nila si Abner. Kag sang nagasalop na ang adlaw, nakaabot sila sa bukid sang Ama malapit sa Gia, sa dalan nga pakadto sa kamingawan sang Gibeon. 25 Nagtipon kay Abner didto sa ibabaw sang bukid ang mga soldado nga halin sa tribo ni Benjamin agod magpreparar sa pagpakig-away. 26 Nagsinggit si Abner kay Joab, “Padayon na lang bala kita magpinatyanay? Wala mo bala mareyalisar nga ang resulta sini amo ang pagdinumtanay? San-o mo pa bala pauntaton ang imo mga tinawo sa paglagas sa amon nga inyo mga kadugo?”

27 Nagsabat si Joab, “Kon wala ka maghambal, ginasiguro ko gid sa imo, sa presensya sang buhi nga Dios, nga lagson ka gid kuntani sang akon mga tinawo hasta mag-aga.” 28 Gani ginpatunog ni Joab ang budyong kag nag-untat ang tanan niya nga tinawo sa paglagas sa mga taga-Israel. Kag nag-untat ang inaway. 29 Bilog nga gab-i nga naglakat si Abner kag ang iya mga tinawo sa Kapatagan sang Jordan.[b] Dayon nagtabok sila sa Suba sang Jordan kag nagpadayon sa paglakat sa bug-os nga aga[c] hasta nakaabot sila sa Mahanaim.

30 Pag-untat ni Joab lagas kay Abner, nagpauli man siya kag ang iya mga tinawo. Sang ginpatipon niya sila, nasapwan niya nga magluwas kay Asahel, 19 ang napatay sa ila. 31 Pero 360 ang napatay nila nga mga tinawo ni Abner, kag puro tanan halin sa tribo ni Benjamin. 32 Ginkuha nila ni Joab ang bangkay ni Asahel kag ginlubong sa ginlubngan sa iya amay sa Betlehem. Dayon bilog nga gab-i sila nga naglakat, kag nakaabot sila sa Hebron sang kaagahon.

Footnotes

  1. 2:16 Helkat Hazurim: buot silingon, lugar nga sa diin may nag-inaway paagi sa espada.
  2. 2:29 Kapatagan sang Jordan: sa Hebreo, Araba.
  3. 2:29 bug-os nga aga: Indi klaro ang buot silingon sang Hebreo sini.

David Anointed King Over Judah

In the course of time, David inquired(A) of the Lord. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked.

The Lord said, “Go up.”

David asked, “Where shall I go?”

“To Hebron,”(B) the Lord answered.

So David went up there with his two wives,(C) Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail,(D) the widow of Nabal of Carmel. David also took the men who were with him,(E) each with his family, and they settled in Hebron(F) and its towns. Then the men of Judah came to Hebron,(G) and there they anointed(H) David king over the tribe of Judah.

When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead(I) who had buried Saul, he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless(J) you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness,(K) and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. Now then, be strong(L) and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

War Between the Houses of David and Saul(M)

Meanwhile, Abner(N) son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth(O) son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.(P) He made him king over Gilead,(Q) Ashuri(R) and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.(S)

10 Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. 11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.(T)

12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.(U) 13 Joab(V) son of Zeruiah and David’s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”

“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

15 So they stood up and were counted off—twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger(W) into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.[a]

17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated(X) by David’s men.(Y)

18 The three sons of Zeruiah(Z) were there: Joab,(AA) Abishai(AB) and Asahel.(AC) Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.(AD) 19 He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 20 Abner looked behind him and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?”

“It is,” he answered.

21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

22 Again Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?”(AE)

23 But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach,(AF) and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.(AG)

24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon. 25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.

26 Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour(AH) forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”

27 Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”

28 So Joab(AI) blew the trumpet,(AJ) and all the troops came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.

29 All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah.(AK) They crossed the Jordan, continued through the morning hours[b] and came to Mahanaim.(AL)

30 Then Joab stopped pursuing Abner and assembled the whole army. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David’s men were found missing. 31 But David’s men had killed three hundred and sixty Benjamites who were with Abner. 32 They took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb(AM) at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and arrived at Hebron by daybreak.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:16 Helkath Hazzurim means field of daggers or field of hostilities.
  2. 2 Samuel 2:29 See Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.

And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.

And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

10 Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.

22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.

31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.