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Abner Pledges Support for David
12 Abner sent messengers to David where he was,[fn] saying, “To whom does the landbelong? Make your covenant with me![fn] Look, my handis with you to bring all of Israel over to you!” 13 He[fn] said, “Good.I will make a covenant with you.[fn] I am asking only one thing from you: You shall not see my face unless you bring Michal the daughter of Saul when you come to seeme.”[fn] 14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul, saying, “Give me my wife Michal whom I betrothed to myself[fn] for a hundred foreskins ofthe Philistines.” 15 So Ish-Bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.[fn] 16 But her husband went with her, weeping all along[fn] after her as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Goand return.” So he returned.
17 The word of Abner came to[fn] the elders of Israel, saying, “For quite some time[fn] you were seeking David as king over you. 18 So then, bring it about, because Yahweh had said to David, “Through the hand of David my servant I am about to save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.” 19 Abner also spoke privately to Benjamin.[fn] Abner also wentto speak to David[fn] in Hebron, all thatwas good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.
20 Then Abner came to David in Hebron and with him were twenty men. David had prepared a feast for Abner and for the men who were with him. 21 And Abner said to David, “Let me get up and go and gather all of Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant[fn] with you so you can reign over all which your soul desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he left in peace. 22 And look, the servants of David and Joab came from the raid, and they brought much plunder with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he[fn] had dismissed him, and he had gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all the army that was with him came, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he left in peace.”
?:? Literally “under him”
?:? Literally “cut your covenant with me”
?:? David
?:? Literally “I will cut a covenant with you”
?:? Literally “my face”
?:? Hebrew “me”
?:? The Hebrew Masoretic text (Kethib) reads “Lush”; Qere reads “Laish”
?:? Literally “going and weeping”
?:? Literally “was with”
?:? Literally “Both yesterday and the day before”
?:? Literally “in the ears of Benjamin”
?:? Literally “to speak in the ears of David”
?:? Literally “cut a covenant”
?:? David
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