
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them,
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But

And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not. 2
![5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jayesh–gilead, and said unto them, Blessed [be] ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, [even] unto Saul, and have buried him.](https://evangeliumofgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MTR0424-768x768.jpg)
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 2 Samuel 2:1 – 2:32

And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of

And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men
![4 Then David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.](https://evangeliumofgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MTR0508-768x768.jpg)
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came

So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me,
![1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.](https://evangeliumofgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MTR0351-768x768.jpg)
And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I