{"id":2488,"date":"2022-07-25T08:27:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T08:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temtube.com\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2022-07-25T08:27:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T08:27:23","slug":"2nd-samuel-2-and-isaiah-264","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temtube.com\/?p=2488","title":{"rendered":"2nd Samuel 2 and Isaiah 26:4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-subscribe-bar-container\"><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2nd Samuel 2 and Isaiah 26:4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WsBeYdV-wbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WsBeYdV-wbQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WsBeYdV-wbQ<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"youtube-subscribe-bar\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #1b1b1b;\">\n\t\t\t<div>Please consider subscribing to my YouTube Channel<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscribe_embed?usegapi=1&amp;channelid=UCAxkC8h9g4fhxldTECUgIsg&amp;layout=default&amp;theme=default&amp;count=default&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftemtube.com%2F\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2nd Samuel 2 1After all this, David prayed. He asked God, \u201cShall I move to one of the cities of Judah?\u201d God said, \u201cYes, move.\u201d \u201cAnd to which city?\u201d \u201cTo Hebron.\u201d 2-3So David moved to Hebron, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. David\u2019s men, along with their families, also went with him and made their home in and around Hebron. 4-7The citizens of Judah came to Hebron, and then and there made David king over the clans of Judah. A report was brought to David that the men of Jabesh Gilead had given Saul a decent burial. David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead: \u201cGod bless you for this\u2014for honoring your master, Saul, with a funeral. God honor you and be true to you\u2014and I\u2019ll do the same, matching your generous act of goodness. Strengthen your resolve and do what must be done. Your master, Saul, is dead. The citizens of Judah have made me their king.\u201d * * * 8-11In the meantime, Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul\u2019s army, had taken Saul\u2019s son Ish-Bosheth to Mahanaim and made him king over Gilead, over Asher, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin\u2014king, as it turns out, over all Israel. Ish-Bosheth, Saul\u2019s son, was forty years old when he was made king over Israel. He lasted only two years. But the people of Judah stuck with David. David ruled the people of Judah from Hebron for seven and a half years. 12-13One day Abner son of Ner set out from Mahanaim with the soldiers of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, headed for Gibeon. Joab son of Zeruiah, with David\u2019s soldiers, also set out. They met at the Pool of Gibeon, Abner\u2019s group on one side, Joab\u2019s on the other. 14Abner challenged Joab, \u201cPut up your best fighters. Let\u2019s see them do their stuff.\u201d Joab said, \u201cGood! Let them go at it!\u201d 15-16So they lined up for the fight, twelve Benjaminites from the side of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve soldiers from David\u2019s side. The men from each side grabbed their opponents\u2019 heads and stabbed them with their daggers. They all fell dead\u2014the whole bunch together. So, they called the place Slaughter Park. It\u2019s right there at Gibeon. 17-19The fighting went from bad to worse throughout the day. Abner and the men of Israel were beaten to a pulp by David\u2019s men. The three sons of Zeruiah were present: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel, as fast as a wild antelope on the open plain, chased Abner, staying hard on his heels. 20Abner turned and said, \u201cIs that you, Asahel?\u201d \u201cIt surely is,\u201d he said. 21Abner said, \u201cLet up on me. Pick on someone you have a chance of beating and be content with those spoils!\u201d But Asahel wouldn\u2019t let up. 22Abner tried again, \u201cTurn back. Don\u2019t force me to kill you. How would I face your brother Joab?\u201d 23-25When he refused to quit, Abner struck him in the belly with the blunt end of his spear so hard that it came out his back. Asahel fell to the ground and died at once. Everyone who arrived at the spot where Asahel fell and died stood and gaped\u2014Asahel dead! But Joab and Abishai kept up the chase after Abner. As the sun began to set, they came to the hill of Ammah that faced Giah on the road to the backcountry of Gibeon. The Benjaminites had taken their stand with Abner there, deployed strategically on a hill. 26Abner called out to Joab, \u201cAre we going to keep killing each other till doomsday? Don\u2019t you know that nothing but bitterness will come from this? How long before you call off your men from chasing their brothers?\u201d 27-28\u201cAs God lives,\u201d said Joab, \u201cif you hadn\u2019t spoken up, we\u2019d have kept up the chase until morning!\u201d Then he blew the ram\u2019s horn trumpet and the whole army of Judah stopped in its tracks. They quit chasing Israel and called off the fighting. 29Abner and his soldiers marched all that night up the Arabah Valley. They crossed the Jordan and, after a long morning\u2019s march, arrived at Mahanaim. 30-32After Joab returned from chasing Abner, he took a head count of the army. Nineteen of David\u2019s men (besides Asahel) were missing. David\u2019s men had cut down 360 of Abner\u2019s men, all Benjaminites\u2014all dead. They brought Asahel and buried him in the family tomb in Bethlehem. Joab and his men then marched all night, arriving in Hebron as the dawn broke. Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVNHRXRmWmFSMVl0M3JPWWJDRV84dFplR3JEZ3xBQ3Jtc0trbjRSZUk5YkFmUTVOb1NHdUF4Mm9MdlZTdDFBTGZZb080Q1dRandjRDZpZWVZZDZ4VkN0U1l3MWhvTV8yMEZsTUhCNjZKdlZVM3h2ZjQ1enJpbTFrc0pNRlotNFJVdWJMeGNZNHA0enFuRm5ncFhfdw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftemtube.com%2F&amp;v=WsBeYdV-wbQ\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/temtube.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2nd Samuel 2 1After all this, David prayed. He asked God, \u201cShall I move to one of the cities of Judah?\u201d God said, \u201cYes, move.\u201d \u201cAnd to which city?\u201d \u201cTo Hebron.\u201d 2-3So David moved to Hebron, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 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