2 Samuel 2:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

And the battel was exceeding sore that same day: for Abner and the men of Israel fell before the seruants of Dauid.

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  • 2 Sam 3:1 : 1 There was then long warre betweene the house of Saul and the house of Dauid: but Dauid waxed stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker.

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  • 2 Sam 2:29-31
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    79%

    29And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plaine, and went ouer Iorden, and past through all Bithron till they came to Mahanaim.

    30Ioab also returned backe from Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of Dauids seruants nineteene men and Asahel.

    31But the seruants of Dauid had smitten of Beniamin, and of Abners men, so that three hundreth and threescore men dyed.

  • 2 Sam 3:30-31
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    30(So Ioab and Abishai his brother slewe Abner, because he had slaine their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battel)

    31And Dauid said to Ioab, and to al the people that were with him, Rent your clothes, and put on sackecloth, and mourne before Abner: and King Dauid him selfe followed the beare.

  • 2 Sam 18:6-8
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    6So the people went out into the fielde to meete Israel, and the battell was in the wood of Ephraim:

    7Where the people of Israel were slaine before the seruants of Dauid: so there was a great slaughter that day, euen of twentie thousande.

    8For the battel was skattered ouer all the countrey: and the wood deuoured much more people that day, then did the sworde.

  • 2 Sam 2:12-16
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    12And Abner the sonne of Ner, and the seruantes of Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul went out of Mahanaim to Gibeon.

    13And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and the seruants of Dauid went out and met one another by the poole of Gibeon: and they sate downe, the one on the one side of the poole, and the other on the otherside of the poole.

    14Then Abner saide to Ioab, Let the yong men nowe arise, and play before vs; Ioab said, Let them arise.

    15Then there arose and went ouer twelue of Beniamin by number, which perteined to Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, and twelue of the seruants of Dauid.

    16And euery one caught his fellowe by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellowes side, so they fell downe together: wherefore ye place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

  • 2 Sam 2:21-25
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    21Then Abner said, Turne thee either to the right hande, or to the left, and take one of the yong men, and take thee his weapons: and Asahel would not depart from him.

    22And Abner saide to Asahel, Depart from me: wherefore shoulde I smite thee to the grounde? Howe then shoulde I be able to holde vp my face to Ioab thy brother?

    23And when he woulde not depart, Abner with the hinder ende of the speare smote him vnder the fift ryb, that the speare came out behind him: and he fell downe there, and dyed in his place; as many as came to the place where Asahel fell downe and dyed, stoode still.

    24Ioab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sunne went downe, when they were come to the hill Ammah, that lieth before Giah, by the way of the wildernesse of Gibeon.

    25And the children of Beniamin gathered them selues together after Abner, and were on an heape and stoode on the top of an hill.

  • 2 Sam 3:6
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    6Nowe while there was warre betweene the house of Saul and the house of Dauid, Abner made all his power for the house of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 3:37-38
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    37For all the people and all Israel vnderstoode that day, howe that it was not the Kings deede that Abner the sonne of Ner was slaine.

    38And the King said vnto his seruants, Know ye not, that there is a prince & a great man falle this day in Israel?

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    73%

    57And when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Philistim, then Abner tooke him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistim in his hand.

  • 2 Sam 2:8
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    8But Abner the sonne of Ner that was captaine of Sauls hoste, tooke Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,

  • 2 Sam 4:1
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    1And when Sauls sonne heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, then his handes were feeble, and all Israel was afraide,

  • 1 Chr 19:17
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    17And when it was shewed Dauid, he gathered all Israel, and went ouer Iorden, and came vnto them, & put him selfe in aray against them: And when Dauid had put him selfe in battel aray to meete the Aramites, they fought with him.

  • 2 Sam 3:22-23
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    72%

    22And beholde, the seruants of Dauid and Ioab came from the campe, and brought a great pray with them (but Abner was not with Dauid in Hebron: for he had sent him away, and he departed in peace)

    23When Ioab, & all the hoste that was with him were come, men tolde Ioab, saying, Abner the sonne of Ner came to the King, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

  • 2 Sam 2:18
    72%

    18And there were three sonnes of Zeruiah there, Ioab, and Abishai, and Asahel; Asahel was as light on foote as a wilde roe.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8Againe the warre began, & Dauid went out & fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.

  • 1 Sam 14:20
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    20And Saul was assembled with all the people that were with him, and they came to the battell: and behold, euery mans sworde was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

  • 2 Sam 21:17
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    17But Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistim, and killed him. Then Dauids men sware vnto him, saying, Thou shalt goe no more out with vs to battell, lest thou quench the light of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 3:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19Also Abner spake to Beniamin, and afterward Abner went to speake with Dauid in Hebron, concerning all that Israel was content with, and the whole house of Beniamin.

    20So Abner came to Dauid to Hebron, hauing twentie men with him, and Dauid made a feast vnto Abner, and to the men that were with him.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
    71%

    15Againe the Philistims had warre with Israel: and Dauid went downe, and his seruants with him, and they fought against the Philistims, and Dauid fainted.

  • 2 Sam 10:17
    71%

    17When it was shewed Dauid, then he gathered all Israel together, & passed ouer Iorden & came to Helam: and the Aramites set themselues in aray against Dauid, and fought with him:

  • 2 Sam 3:26-27
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    26And when Ioab was gone out from Dauid, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him againe from the well of Siriah vnknowing to Dauid.

    27And when Abner was come againe to Hebron, Ioab tooke him aside in the gate to speake with him peaceably, and smote him vnder the fift ryb, that he dyed, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
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    32And the Lorde shall bring his blood vpon his owne head: for he smote two men more righteous and better then he, and slew them with the sword, & my father Dauid knew not: to wit, Abner the sonne of Ner, captaine of the hoste of Israel, and Amasa the sonne of Iether captaine of the hoste of Iudah.

  • 1 Sam 31:3
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    3And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.

  • 2 Sam 18:15
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    15And tenne seruants that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slewe him.

  • 1 Sam 26:7-8
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    7So Dauid and Abishai came downe to the people by night: and beholde, Saul lay sleeping within the fort, and his speare did sticke in the ground at his head: and Abner and the people lay round about him.

    8Then saide Abishai to Dauid, God hath closed thine enemie into thine hande this day: now therefore, I pray thee, let me smite him once with a speare to the earth, and I will not smite him againe.

  • 1 Sam 26:15
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    15And Dauid said to Abner, Art not thou a man? and who is like thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lorde the King? for there came one of the folke in to destroy the King thy lord.

  • 2 Sam 3:1
    71%

    1There was then long warre betweene the house of Saul and the house of Dauid: but Dauid waxed stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker.

  • 2 Sam 3:8-9
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    8Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dogges head, which against Iudah do shew mercie this day vnto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his neighbours, and haue not deliuered thee into the hande of Dauid, that thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman?

    9So doe God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lorde hath sworne to Dauid, euen so I doe to him,

  • 1 Sam 17:19
    70%

    19(Then Saul and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistims)

  • 1 Chr 19:14
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    14So Ioab and the people that was with him, came neere before the Aramites vnto the battel, and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 3:17
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    17And Abner had communication with the Elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for Dauid in times past, that he might be your King.

  • 2 Sam 20:6
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    6Then Dauid sayd to Abishai, Now shal Sheba the sonne of Bichri doe vs more harme then did Absalom: take thou therefore thy lords seruants and followe after him, lest he get him walled cities, and escape vs.