David asks the LORD where he should go and is directed to Hebron, where the men of Judah anoint him king. David sends a gracious message to Jabesh-gilead for burying Saul. Meanwhile Abner, commander of Saul’s army, makes Ish-bosheth son of Saul king over the rest of Israel. Tension between the two houses erupts at Gibeon, where a contest becomes deadly battle and Abner kills Joab’s swift brother Asahel.
David asks the LORD where he should go and is directed to Hebron, where the men of Judah anoint him king. David sends a gracious message to Jabesh-gilead for burying Saul. Meanwhile Abner, commander of Saul’s army, makes Ish-bosheth son of Saul king over the rest of Israel. Tension between the two houses erupts at Gibeon, where a contest becomes deadly battle and Abner kills Joab’s swift brother Asahel.
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