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2 Samuel 2
³⁰ Then Joab returned from following Abner; when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen of David’s servants besides Asahel were missing.
³¹ But the servants of David had struck down many of Benjamin and Abner’s men, so that three hundred and sixty men died.
³² And they took up Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb which was in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men went all night until the day dawned at Hebron.
2 Samuel 3
¹ Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew steadily stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker continually.
² Sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
³ and his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
⁴ and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
⁵ and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David at Hebron.
⁶ It came about while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
⁷ Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?"
⁸ Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, "Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hands of David; and yet today you charge me with a guilt concerning the woman.