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Howbeit he refused to turne aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder ende of the speare smote him vnder the fift ribbe, that the speare came out behinde him, and hee fell downe there, and died in the same place: and it came to passe, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell downe and died, stood still.

Then Abner called to Ioab, and said, Shall the sword deuoure for euer? Knowest thou not that it wil be bitternesse in the latter end? How long shall it bee then, yer thou bid the people returne from following their brethren?

And assoone as Dauid had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, hee blessed the people in the Name of the LORD of hostes.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 16.2.

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an ende of telling the matters of the warre vnto the King;

And it came to passe assoone as hee had made an ende of speaking, that behold, the kings sonnes came, and lift vp their voice, and wept; and the King also and all his seruants wept very sore.

1611 marginal noteHebr. with a great weeping greatly.

And when he polled his head, (for it was at euery yeres end that he polled it: because the haire was heauy on him, therefore he polled it) hee weighed the haire of his head at two hundred shekels after the kings weight.

So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Ierusalem at the ende of nine moneths, and twentie dayes.