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of Zeruiah be too harde for me: the Lord rewarde 5
the doer of euill according to his wickednesse. 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to Dauid
vnto Hebron, and said thus, Beholde, we are thy
4 bones and thy flesh. And in time past when Saul
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1 And when Sauls sonne heard that Abner was was our King, thou leddest Israel in and out: and
dead in Hebron, then his handes were feeble, the Lord hath sayde to thee, Thou shalt feede my
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and all Israel was afraide, And Sauls sonne had people Israel, and thou shalt be a captaine ouer
two men that were captaines of bandes: the Israel. 3 So all the Elders of Israel came to the
one called Baanah, and the other called Rechab, King to Hebron: and King Dauid made a couenant
the sonnes of Rimmon a Beerothite of the chil- with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they
dren of Beniamin. (for Beeroth was reckened anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel. 4 Dauid was
to Beniamin, 3 Because the Beerothites fled to
Gittaim, and soiourned there, vnto this day). thirtie yeere olde when he began to reigne: and
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4 And Ionathan Sauls sonne had a sonne that was hee reigned fortie yeere. In Hebron hee reigned
lame on his feete: he was fiue yere olde when ouer Iudah seuen yeere, and sixe moneths: and
the tydings came of Saul and Ionathan out of in Ierusalem hee reigned thirtie and three yeeres
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Israel: then his nourse tooke him, and fledde ouer all Israel and Iudah. The King also and his
away. And as she made haste to flee, the childe men went to Ierusalem vnto the Iebusites, the
fell, and beganne to halte, and his name was inhabitants of the land: who spake vnto Dauid,
Mephibosheth. And the sonnes of Rimmon the saying, Except thou take away the blinde and the
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Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah went and came in lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking
the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth that Dauid coulde not come thither. But Dauid
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(who slept on a bed at noone) 6 And beholde, tooke the fort of Zion: this is the citie of Dauid.
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Rechab and Baanah his brother came into the Nowe Dauid had sayd the same day, Whosoeuer
middes of the house as they would haue wheate, smiteth the Iebusites, and getteth vp to the
and they smote him vnder the fift ryb, and fled. gutters and smiteth the lame and blinde, which
7 For when they came into the house, he slept Dauids soule hateth, I will preferre him: there-
on his bed in his bed chamber, and they smote fore they saide, The blinde and the lame shall not
him, andslewehim, andbeheadedhim, andtooke come into that house. 9 So Dauid dwelt in that
his head, and gate them away through the plaine forte, and called it the citie of Dauid, and Dauid
all the night. 8 And they brought the head of built rounde about it, from Millo, and inward.
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And Dauid prospered and grewe: for the Lord
Ish-bosheth vnto Dauid to Hebron, and saide to God of hostes was with him. 11 Hiram also king
the King, Beholde the head of Ish-bosheth Sauls
sonne thine enemie, who sought after thy life: of Tyrus sent messengers to Dauid, and cedar
and the Lord hath auenged my lorde the King trees, and carpenters, and masons for walles: and
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this day of Saul, and of his seede. 9 Then Dauid they built Dauid an house. Then Dauid knewe
answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the that the Lord had stablished him King ouer Israel,
sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saide vnto and that he had exalted his kingdome for his
them, As the Lord liueth, who hath deliuered my people Israels sake. 13 And Dauid tooke him more
soule out of al aduersity, 10 When one tolde me, concubines and wiues out of Ierusalem, after hee
and sayde that Saul was dead, (thinking to haue was come from Hebron, and more sonnes and
daughters were borne to Dauid.
And these
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brought good tydings) I tooke him and slewe bee the names of the sonnes that were borne
him in Ziklag, who thought that I woulde haue vnto him in Ierusale: Shammua, and Shobab, and
giuen him a rewarde for his tidings: 11 How much Nathan, and Salomon, 15 And Ibhar, and Elishua,
more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous and Nepheg, and Iaphia, 16 And Elishama, and
person in his owne house, and vpon his bed? Eliada, and Eliphalet. 17 But when the Philistims
shall I not now therfore require his blood at your hearde that they had anoynted Dauid King ouer
hand, and take you from the earth? 12 Then Israel, all the Philistims came vp to seeke Dauid:
Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew and when Dauid heard, he went downe to a fort.
them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and 18 But the Philistims came, and spred themselues
hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but in the valley of Rephaim. 19 Then Dauid asked
they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I goe vp to the
in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. Philistims? wilt thou deliuer them into mine