After some time God directed David, his 2 wives, his men and their families to go and settle in Hebron and there the men came and anointed him king of the house of Judah, where he reigned for 7 and a half years. However Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, was made king of Israel reigning for 2 years, and the familiar theme of rivalry between Saul's and David's families soon resurfaced. Fighting initially took place between 2 groups of 12 men involved in armed wrestling, but this evolved into a full-scale battle which David's men won.
Following this the very fast runner from David's men called Asahel chased the fleeing Abner who was the commander of Saul's men's army, but it was Abner who won the duel driving his spear right through Asahel! Then the 2 sides of this civil war tried to calm things down after David's side losing 19 men and Abner's side losing 360, but the civil war was far from over.
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