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2 Kings 6

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¹ Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of [King] Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

² The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (Mephibosheth); Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

³ The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea [and Ahaz].

⁴ Ahaz became the father of Jarah, and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza,

⁵ Moza became the father of Binea and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

⁶ Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

⁷ Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from them and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

⁸ The Philistines followed closely after Saul and his sons and overtook them, and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

⁹ The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was [mortally] wounded by the archers.

¹⁰ Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and abuse and humiliate me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

¹¹ When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

¹² So Saul died with his three sons and all those of his house died together.

¹³ When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

¹⁴ It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip (plunder) the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

¹⁵ So they stripped Saul and took his head and his armor and sent messengers around the land of the Philistines to bring the good news to their[1] idols and to the people.

¹⁶ They put Saul's armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon.

¹⁷ When all Jabesh-gilead heard about everything that the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹⁸ all the brave men arose, took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh; then they fasted seven days.

¹⁹ So Saul died for his[2] trespass which he committed against the LORD, for his failure to keep the word of the LORD; and also because he consulted a medium [regarding a spirit of the dead], to inquire of her,

²⁰ and did not inquire of the LORD [instead]. Therefore the LORD killed him and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

²¹ [1] Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

²² In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince and leader over My people Israel.'"

²³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant (solemn agreement) with them there before the LORD; and they anointed him king over Israel, in accordance with the word of the LORD through Samuel.

²⁴ Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

²⁵ Then the Jebusites said to David, "You shall not come in here." But David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).

²⁶ Now David said, "Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander." Joab the son of Zeruiah [David's half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief.

²⁷ Then David lived in the stronghold; so it was called the City of David.

²⁸ He built the city around it, from the Millo (fortification) to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the [old Jebusite] city.

²⁹ David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.

³⁰ Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who strongly supported him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, in accordance with the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

³¹ This is the list of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty [heroes]. He lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.

³² Next to him [in rank] was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

³³ He was with David at Pasdammim [where David had killed Goliath] and there the Philistines were gathered together for battle, and there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people [of Israel] fled before the Philistines.

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1	Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of [King] Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
2	The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (Mephibosheth); Merib-baal became the father of Micah.
3	The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea [and Ahaz].
4	Ahaz became the father of Jarah, and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza,
5	Moza became the father of Binea and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
6	Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
7	Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from them and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
8	The Philistines followed closely after Saul and his sons and overtook them, and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
9	The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was [mortally] wounded by the archers.
10	Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and abuse and humiliate me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
11	When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
12	So Saul died with his three sons and all those of his house died together.
13	When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
14	It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip (plunder) the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
15	So they stripped Saul and took his head and his armor and sent messengers around the land of the Philistines to bring the good news to their[1] idols and to the people.
16	They put Saul's armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon.
17	When all Jabesh-gilead heard about everything that the Philistines had done to Saul,
18	all the brave men arose, took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh; then they fasted seven days.
19	So Saul died for his[2] trespass which he committed against the LORD, for his failure to keep the word of the LORD; and also because he consulted a medium [regarding a spirit of the dead], to inquire of her,
20	and did not inquire of the LORD [instead]. Therefore the LORD killed him and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
21	[1] Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
22	In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince and leader over My people Israel.'"
23	So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant (solemn agreement) with them there before the LORD; and they anointed him king over Israel, in accordance with the word of the LORD through Samuel.
24	Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
25	Then the Jebusites said to David, "You shall not come in here." But David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
26	Now David said, "Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander." Joab the son of Zeruiah [David's half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief.
27	Then David lived in the stronghold; so it was called the City of David.
28	He built the city around it, from the Millo (fortification) to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the [old Jebusite] city.
29	David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.
30	Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who strongly supported him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, in accordance with the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
31	This is the list of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty [heroes]. He lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.
32	Next to him [in rank] was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
33	He was with David at Pasdammim [where David had killed Goliath] and there the Philistines were gathered together for battle, and there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people [of Israel] fled before the Philistines.

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