2 Samuel

1扫罗家和大卫家争战许久。大卫家日见强盛；扫罗家日见衰弱。

大卫的儿子们

2大卫在希伯 得了几个儿子：长子暗嫩是耶斯列人亚希暖所生的；

3次子基利押是作过迦密人拿八的妻亚比该所生的；三子押沙龙是基述王达买的女儿玛迦所生的；

4四子亚多尼雅是哈及所生的；五子示法提雅是亚比她所生的；

5六子以特念是大卫的妻以格拉所生的。大卫这六个儿子都是在希伯 生的。

押尼珥投效大卫

6扫罗家和大卫家争战的时候，押尼珥在扫罗家大有权势。

7扫罗有一妃嫔，名叫利斯巴，是爱亚的女儿。一日，伊施波设对押尼珥说：「你为什么与我父的妃嫔同房呢？」

8押尼珥因伊施波设的话就甚发怒，说：「我岂是犹大的狗头呢？我恩待你父扫罗的家和他的弟兄、朋友，不将你交在大卫手里，今日你竟为这妇人责备我吗？

9我若不照着耶和华起誓应许大卫的话行，废去扫罗的位，建立大卫的位，使他治理以色列和犹大，从但直到别是巴，愿 神重重地降罚与我！」

10This translation does not include this passage.

11伊施波设惧怕押尼珥，不敢回答一句。

12押尼珥打发人去见大卫，替他说：「这国归谁呢？」又说：「你与我立约，我必帮助你，使以色列人都归服你。」

13大卫说：「好！我与你立约。但有一件，你来见我面的时候，若不将扫罗的女儿米甲带来，必不得见我的面。」

14大卫就打发人去见扫罗的儿子伊施波设，说：「你要将我的妻米甲归还我；她是我从前用一百非利士人的阳皮所聘定的。」

15伊施波设就打发人去，将米甲从拉亿的儿子、她丈夫帕铁那里接回来。

16米甲的丈夫跟着她，一面走一面哭，直跟到巴户琳。押尼珥说：「你回去吧！」帕铁就回去了。

17押尼珥对以色列长老说：「从前你们愿意大卫作王治理你们，

18现在你们可以照心愿而行。因为耶和华曾论到大卫说：『我必借我仆人大卫的手，救我民以色列脱离非利士人和众仇敌的手。』」

19押尼珥也用这话说给便雅悯人听，又到希伯 ，将以色列人和便雅悯全家一切所喜悦的事说给大卫听。

20押尼珥带着二十个人来到希伯 见大卫，大卫就为押尼珥和他带来的人设摆筵席。

21押尼珥对大卫说：「我要起身去招聚以色列众人来见我主我王，与你立约，你就可以照着心愿作王。」于是大卫送押尼珥去，押尼珥就平平安安地去了。

押尼珥被杀

22约押和大卫的仆人攻击敌军，带回许多的掠物。那时押尼珥不在希伯 大卫那里，因大卫已经送他去，他也平平安安地去了。

23约押和跟随他的全军到了，就有人告诉约押说：「尼珥的儿子押尼珥来见王，王送他去，他也平平安安地去了。」

24约押去见王说：「你这是做什么呢？押尼珥来见你，你为何送他去，他就踪影不见了呢？

25你当晓得，尼珥的儿子押尼珥来是要诓哄你，要知道你的出入和你一切所行的事。」

26约押从大卫那里出来，就打发人去追赶押尼珥，在西拉井追上他，将他带回来，大卫却不知道。

27押尼珥回到希伯 ，约押领他到城门的瓮洞，假作要与他说机密话，就在那里刺透他的肚腹，他便死了。这是报杀他兄弟亚撒黑的仇。

28大卫听见了，就说：「流尼珥的儿子押尼珥的血，这罪在耶和华面前必永不归我和我的国。

29愿流他血的罪归到约押头上和他父的全家；又愿约押家不断有患漏症的，长大麻风的，架拐而行的，被刀杀死的，缺乏饮食的。」

30约押和他兄弟亚比筛杀了押尼珥，是因押尼珥在基遍争战的时候杀了他们的兄弟亚撒黑。

安葬押尼珥

31大卫吩咐约押和跟随他的众人说：「你们当撕裂衣服，腰束麻布，在押尼珥棺前哀哭。」大卫王也跟在棺后。

32他们将押尼珥葬在希伯 。王在押尼珥的墓旁放声而哭，众民也都哭了。

33王为押尼珥举哀，说：押尼珥何竟像愚顽人死呢？

34你手未曾捆绑，脚未曾锁住。 你死，如人死在罪孽之辈手下一样。于是众民又为押尼珥哀哭。

35日头未落的时候，众民来劝大卫吃饭，但大卫起誓说：「我若在日头未落以前吃饭，或吃别物，愿 神重重地降罚与我！」

36众民知道了就都喜悦。凡王所行的，众民无不喜悦。

37那日，以色列众民才知道杀尼珥的儿子押尼珥并非出于王意。

38王对臣仆说：「你们岂不知今日以色列人中死了一个作元帅的大丈夫吗？

39我虽然受膏为王，今日还是软弱；这洗鲁雅的两个儿子比我刚强。愿耶和华照着恶人所行的恶报应他。」

The House of David Strengthened

1Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

2And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

3his second was Chileab,by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

4his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;

5and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.

Abner Joins David

6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.

7Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”

8Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!

9May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

10to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”

11And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.

12Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”

13“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

14Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

15So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltielson of Laish.

16Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

17Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.

18Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”

19Abner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.

20When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.

21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

Joab Murders Abner

22Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, because David had sent him on his way in peace.

23When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”

24So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!

25Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”

26As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David was unaware of it.

27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

28Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.

29May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

David Mourns for Abner

31Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

32When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.

33And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner diethe death of a fool?

34Your hands were not bound,your feet were not fettered.As a man falls before the wicked,so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.

35Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

36All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.

37So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.

38Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?

39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”