A.M. 2948. B.C. 1056.
David goes up to Hebron and is crowned there, 2 Samuel 2:1-4. Thanks the men of Jabesh- gilead, 2 Samuel 2:5-7. Ish-bosheth is set up in opposition to him, 2 Samuel 2:8-11. An encounter between David's men and Ish-bosheth's, in which the latter are beaten, 2 Samuel 2:12-17. Asahel is killed by Abner, 2 Samuel 2:18-23. Joab sounds a retreat by the advice of Abner, who retires to Mahanaim, 2 Samuel 2:24-29. The loss on each side, 2 Samuel 2:30; 2 Samuel 2:31. Asahel buried, 2 Samuel 2:32.