2 Samuel 3
1 and to be [the] battle long between house: household Saul and between house: household David and David to go: continue and stronger and house: household Saul to go: continue and poor
Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.
2 (and to beget *Q(K)*) to/for David son: child in/on/with Hebron and to be firstborn his Amnon to/for Ahinoam [the] Jezreel
While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
3 and second his Chileab (to/for Abigail *Q(k)*) woman: wife Nabal [the] Carmelite and [the] third Absalom son: child Maacah daughter Talmai king Geshur
And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
4 and [the] fourth Adonijah son: child Haggith and [the] fifth Shephatiah son: child Abital
And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
5 and [the] sixth Ithream to/for Eglah woman: wife David these to beget to/for David in/on/with Hebron
And the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was David's wife Eglah. These were the sons of David, whose birth took place in Hebron.
6 and to be in/on/with to be [the] battle between house: household Saul and between house: household David and Abner to be to strengthen: strengthen in/on/with house: household Saul
Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.
7 and to/for Saul concubine and name her Rizpah daughter Aiah and to say to(wards) Abner why? to come (in): come to(wards) concubine father my
Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?
8 and to be incensed to/for Abner much upon word Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth and to say head dog I which to/for Judah [the] day to make: do kindness with house: household Saul father your to(wards) brother: male-sibling his and to(wards) companion his and not to find you in/on/with hand: power David and to reckon: visit upon me iniquity: crime [the] woman [the] day
And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.
9 thus to make: do God to/for Abner and thus to add to/for him for like/as as which to swear LORD to/for David for so to make: do to/for him
May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
10 to/for to pass: bring [the] kingdom from house: household Saul and to/for to arise: establish [obj] throne David upon Israel and upon Judah from Dan and till Beersheba Beersheba
And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!
11 and not be able still to/for to return: reply [obj] Abner word from to fear he [obj] him
And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.
12 and to send: depart Abner messenger to(wards) David (underneath: stand him *Q(K)*) to/for to say to/for who? land: country/planet to/for to say to cut: make(covenant) [emph?] covenant your with me and behold hand: power my with you to/for to turn: turn to(wards) you [obj] all Israel
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.
13 and to say pleasant I to cut: make(covenant) with you covenant surely word: thing one I to ask from with you to/for to say not to see: see [obj] face my for if: except to/for face to come (in): bring you [obj] Michal daughter Saul in/on/with to come (in): come you to/for to see: see [obj] face my
And he said, It is well; I will make an agreement with you, but on one condition, which is, that when you come before me, Saul's daughter Michal is to come with you; till she comes you will not see my face.
14 and to send: depart David messenger to(wards) Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul to/for to say to give: give [emph?] [obj] woman: wife my [obj] Michal which to betroth to/for me in/on/with hundred foreskin Philistine
And David sent men to Saul's son Ish-bosheth, saying, Give me back Michal, my wife, whom I made mine for the price of the private parts of a hundred Philistines.
15 and to send: depart Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth and to take: take her from from with man: husband from from with Paltiel son: child (Laish *Q(K)*)
So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel, the son of Laish.
16 and to go: follow with her man: husband her to go: follow and to weep after her till Bahurim and to say to(wards) him Abner to go: follow to return: return and to return: return
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.
17 and word Abner to be with old: elder Israel to/for to say also yesterday also three days ago to be to seek [obj] David to/for king upon you
Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:
18 and now to make: do for LORD to say to(wards) David to/for to say in/on/with hand: power David servant/slave my to save [obj] people my Israel from hand: power Philistine and from hand: power all enemy their
For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.
19 and to speak: speak also Abner in/on/with ear: to ears Benjamin and to go: went also Abner to/for to speak: speak in/on/with ear: to ears David in/on/with Hebron [obj] all which be pleasing in/on/with eye: appearance Israel and in/on/with eye: appearance all house: household Benjamin
And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what seemed good to Israel and to all the people of Benjamin.
20 and to come (in): come Abner to(wards) David Hebron and with him twenty human and to make David to/for Abner and to/for human which with him feast
So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
21 and to say Abner to(wards) David to arise: rise and to go: went and to gather to(wards) lord my [the] king [obj] all Israel and to cut: make(covenant) with you covenant and to reign in/on/with all which to desire soul your and to send: depart David [obj] Abner and to go: went in/on/with peace
And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.
22 and behold servant/slave David and Joab to come (in): come from [the] band and spoil many with them to come (in): bring and Abner nothing he with David in/on/with Hebron for to send: depart him and to go: went in/on/with peace
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.
23 and Joab and all [the] army which with him to come (in): come and to tell to/for Joab to/for to say to come (in): come Abner son: child Ner to(wards) [the] king and to send: let go him and to go: went in/on/with peace
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.
24 and to come (in): come Joab to(wards) [the] king and to say what? to make: do behold to come (in): come Abner to(wards) you to/for what? this to send: depart him and to go: went to go: went
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?
25 to know [obj] Abner son: child Ner for to/for to entice you to come (in): come and to/for to know [obj] exit your and [obj] (entrance your *Q(K)*) and to/for to know [obj] all which you(m. s.) to make: do
Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?
26 and to come out: come Joab from from with David and to send: depart messenger after Abner and to return: return [obj] him from Cistern [the] Sirah and David not to know
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.
27 and to return: return Abner Hebron and to stretch him Joab to(wards) midst [the] gate (to/for to speak: speak *LA(bh)*) with him in/on/with quietness and to smite him there [the] belly and to die in/on/with blood Asahel Asahel brother: male-sibling his
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.
28 and to hear: hear David from after so and to say innocent I and kingdom my from from with LORD till forever: enduring from blood Abner son: child Ner
And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:
29 to twist: dance upon head Joab and to(wards) all house: household father his and not to cut: lack from house: household Joab to flow: discharge and be leprous and to strengthen: hold in/on/with district and to fall: fall in/on/with sword and lacking food: bread
May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may there ever be some who are diseased or lepers, or who do the work of women, or are put to the sword, or are wasted from need of food!
30 and Joab and Abishai brother: male-sibling his to kill to/for Abner upon which to die [obj] Asahel brother: male-sibling their in/on/with Gibeon in/on/with battle
So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.
31 and to say David to(wards) Joab and to(wards) all [the] people which with him to tear garment your and to gird sackcloth and to mourn to/for face: before Abner and [the] king David to go: follow after [the] bed
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.
32 and to bury [obj] Abner in/on/with Hebron and to lift: loud [the] king [obj] voice his and to weep to(wards) grave Abner and to weep all [the] people
And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.
33 and to chant [the] king to(wards) Abner and to say like/as death foolish to die Abner
And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?
34 hand your not to bind and foot your not to/for bronze to approach: bring like/as to fall: fall to/for face: before son: type of injustice to fall: fall and to add: again all [the] people to/for to weep upon 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.
35 and to come (in): come all [the] people to/for to eat [obj] David food: bread in/on/with still [the] day and to swear David to/for to say thus to make: do to/for me God and thus to add that if: except if: except to/for face: before to come (in): come [the] sun to perceive food: bread or all anything
And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!
36 and all [the] people to recognize and be good in/on/with eye: appearance their like/as all which to make: do [the] king in/on/with eye: appearance all [the] people be pleasing
And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.
37 and to know all [the] people and all Israel in/on/with day [the] he/she/it for not to be from [the] king to/for to die [obj] Abner son: child Ner
So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.
38 and to say [the] king to(wards) servant/slave his not to know for ruler and great: large to fall: fall [the] day: today [the] this in/on/with Israel
And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?
39 and I [the] day tender and to anoint king and [the] human [the] these son: child Zeruiah severe from me to complete LORD to/for to make: do [the] distress: evil like/as distress: evil his
While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!
