Then Davidsaidto Ahimelechthe Hittiteand to Abishaithe sonof Zeruiah,Joab'sbrother,saying,"Whowill godownwith me to Saulin the camp?"And Abishaisaid,"I will godownwith you."
Canaanbecamethe fatherof Sidon,his firstborn,and Heth
and the Hittiteand the Perizziteand the Rephaim
Then Abrahamrosefrom beforehis dead,and spoketo the sonsof Heth,saying,
When Esauwas fortyyearsoldhe marriedJudiththe daughterof Beerithe Hittite,and Basemaththe daughterof Elonthe Hittite;
WhostruckdownAbimelechthe sonof Jerubbesheth?Did not a womanthrowan uppermillstoneon him from the wallso that he diedat Thebez?Whydid you goso nearthe wall?'--then you shall say,'Your servantUriahthe Hittiteis deadalso.'"
"Moreover, the archersshotat your servantsfrom the wall;so someof the king'sservantsare dead,and your servantUriahthe Hittiteis alsodead."
Then Davidsentto Joab,[saying], "Sendme Uriahthe Hittite."So JoabsentUriahto David.
Whyhave you despisedthe wordof the LORDby doingevilin His sight?You have struckdownUriahthe Hittitewith the sword,have takenhis wifeto be your wife,and have killedhim with the swordof the sonsof Ammon.
The kingchargedJoaband Abishaiand Ittai,saying,"[Deal] gentlyfor my sake with the youngmanAbsalom."And allthe peopleheardwhen the kingchargedallthe commandersconcerningAbsalom.
And Joabthe sonof Zeruiahand the servantsof Davidwentout and metthem by the poolof Gibeon;and they satdown,oneon the onesideof the pooland the otheron the othersideof the pool.
Now the threesonsof Zeruiahwere there,Joaband Abishaiand Asahel;and Asahel[was] [as] swift-footedas oneof the gazelleswhichis in the field.
Abishai,the brotherof Joab,the sonof Zeruiah,was chiefof the thirty.And he swunghis spearagainstthreehundredand killed[them], and had a nameas well as the three.
Elipheletthe sonof Ahasbai,the sonof the Maacathite,Eliamthe sonof Ahithophelthe Gilonite,
Uriahthe Hittite;thirty-sevenin all.
A chariotwas importedfrom Egyptfor 600[shekels] of silver,and a horsefor 150;and by the samemeansthey exportedthem to allthe kingsof the Hittitesand to the kingsof the Arameans.
For the Lordhad caused the armyof the Arameansto heara soundof chariotsand a soundof horses,[even] the soundof a greatarmy,so that they saidto oneanother,"Behold,the kingof Israelhas hiredagainstus the kingsof the Hittitesand the kingsof the Egyptians,to comeupon us."
Joshuasaid,"By thisyou shall knowthat the livingGodis amongyou, and that He will assuredlydispossessfrom beforeyou the Canaanite,the Hittite,the Hivite,the Perizzite,the Girgashite,the Amorite,and the Jebusite.
So Davidand Abishaicameto the peopleby night,and behold,Saullaysleepinginside the circleof the campwith his spearstuckin the groundat his head;and Abnerand the peoplewere lyingaroundhim.
