Archive THE BIBLE - Verse by Verse (2 Samuel Chapter 1 to 24)

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2 Samuel 2:14 (NLT)
Then Abner suggested to Joab, "Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand in front of us."
"All right," Joab agreed.
 
2 Samuel 2:15 (NLT)
So twelve men were chosen to fight from each side - twelve men of Benjamin representing Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve representing David.
 
2 Samuel 2:16 (NLT)
Each one grabbed their opponent by the hair and thrust his sword into the other's side so that all of them died. So this place at Gibeon has been known ever since as the Field of Swords.
 
2 Samuel 2:17 (NLT)
A fierce battle followed that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the forces of David.
 
2 Samuel 2:18 (NLT)
Joab, Abishai and Asahel - the three sons of Zeruiah - were among David's forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle,
 
2 Samuel 2:20 (NLT)
When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, is that you a
Asahel?
"Yes it is," he replied.
 
2 Samuel 2:21 (NLT)
"Go fight someone else!" Abner warned. "Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons." But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.
 
2 Samuel 2:22 (NLT)
Again Abner shouted to him "Get away from here! I don't want to kill you. How could I ever face your brother Joab again?"
 
2 Samuel 2:23 (NLT)
But Asahel refused to turn back , so Abner thrust the butt end of his spear through Asahel's stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He stumbles to the ground and died there. And everyone who came by that spot stopped and stood still when they saw Asahel lying there.
 
2 Samuel 2:24 (NLT)

24 When Joab and Abishai found out what had happened, they set out after Abner. The sun was just going down as they arrived at the hill of Ammah near Giah, along the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.
 
2 Samuel 2:26 (NLT)

26 Abner shouted down to Joab, “Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?”
 
2 Samuel 2:29 (NLT)

29 All that night Abner and his men retreated through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, traveling all through the morning, and didn’t stop until they arrived at Mahanaim.
 
2 Samuel 2:30 (NLT) - 30 Meanwhile, Joab and his men also returned home. When Joab counted his casualties, he discovered that only 19 men were missing in addition to Asahel.
 
2 Samuel 2:32 (NLT) - 32 Joab and his men took Asahel’s body to Bethlehem and buried him there in his father’s tomb. Then they traveled all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
 
2 Samuel 3:1 (NLT) - 1 That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed David became stronger and stronger, while Saul’s dynasty became weaker and weaker.
 
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