Davidthen aroseand cameto the placewhereSaulhad camped.And Davidsawthe placewhereSaullay,and Abnerthe sonof Ner,the commanderof his army;and Saulwas lyingin the circleof the camp,and the peoplewere campedaroundhim.
So when Abnerreturnedto Hebron,Joabtookhim asideinto the middleof the gateto speakwith him privately,and therehe struckhim in the bellyso that he diedon account of the bloodof Asahelhis brother.
Nerbecamethe fatherof Kish,and Kishbecamethe fatherof Saul,and Saulbecamethe fatherof Jonathan,Malchi-shua,Abinadaband Eshbaal.
So Davidaroseearlyin the morningand leftthe flockwith a keeperand took[the supplies] and wentas Jessehad commandedhim. And he cameto the circleof the campwhile the armywas goingout in battlearrayshoutingthe warcry.
Now when SaulsawDavidgoingout againstthe Philistine,he saidto Abnerthe commanderof the army,"Abner,whosesonis thisyoungman?"And Abnersaid,"By your life,O king,I do not know."
Davidsentout spies,and he knewthat Saulwas definitelycoming.
Now there was a manof Benjaminwhose namewas Kishthe sonof Abiel,the sonof Zeror,the sonof Becorath,the sonof Aphiah,the sonof a Benjamite,a mightymanof valor.