The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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2 Samuel 2:16 (KJV)
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.

 

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2 Samuel 2:17 (NASB)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

 

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2 Samuel 2:18 (KJV)
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

 

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2 Samuel 2:19 (NASB)
[SUP]19 [/SUP] Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.

 

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2 Samuel 2:20 (KJV)
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

 

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2 Samuel 2:21 (KJV)
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.

 

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2 Samuel 2:22 (KJV)
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?

 

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2 Samuel 2:23
New International Version (NIV)

But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach, 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.

 

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2 Samuel 2:24 (NASB)
[SUP]24 [/SUP] But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and when the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

 

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2 Samuel 2:25 (KJV)
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

 

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2 Samuel 2:26 (NASB)
[SUP]26 [/SUP] Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?"

 

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2 Samuel 2:27
New International Version (NIV)

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

 

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2 Samuel 2:28 (KJV)
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

 

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2 Samuel 2:29 (KJV)
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.

 

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2 Samuel 2:30 (KJV)
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.

 

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2 Samuel 2:31 (NASB)
[SUP]31 [/SUP] But the servants of David had struck down many of Benjamin and Abner's men, so that three hundred and sixty men died.

 

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2 Samuel 2:32 (KJV)
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.

 

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2 Samuel 3:1 (KJV)
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

 

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2 Samuel 3:2 (NASB)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] Sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

 

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2 Samuel 3:3
New International Version (NIV)

his second, Kileab the son of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel;


the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;