2 Samuel 3:19
Hebrew Text— 2 Samuel 3:19Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.
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Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?”
Of the children of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives: three thousand, for until then, the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to Saul’s house.
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul’s relatives of the tribe of Benjamin.
Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons.” She named him Zebulun.
He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Canaan.’
“The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death; Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
Yahweh struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men. All these drew the sword.
Some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites. In his division were twenty-four thousand.
The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
The envy also of Ephraim will depart, and those who persecute Judah will be cut off. Ephraim won’t envy Judah, and Judah won’t persecute Ephraim.