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And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David,
that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
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And Saul had a concubine, whose name
was
Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and
Ish-bosheth
said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto
my father’s concubine?
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Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said,
Am
I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father,
to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou
chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
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So do God to Abner, and more also,
except, as the L
ORD
hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
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To translate the kingdom from the
house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to
Beer-sheba.
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And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
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And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose
is
the land? saying
also,
Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand
shall be
with thee, to bring about all Israel unto
thee.
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And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou
shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my
face.
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And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver
me
my wife Michal,
which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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And Ish-bosheth sent, and
took her from
her
husband,
even
from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
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And her husband went with her
along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
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And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times
past
to be
king over you:
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Now then do
it:
for the L
ORD
hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand
of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the
hand of all their enemies.
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And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also
to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the
whole house of Benjamin.
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And
David made Abner and the men that
were
with him a feast.
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And Abner said unto David, I will
arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with
thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and
he went in peace.
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And, Behold, the servants of David and Joab came from
pursuing
a troop, and brought in a
great spoil with them: but Abner
was
not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he
was gone in peace.
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When Joab and all the host that
was
with him were come, they told Joab,
saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
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Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why
is
it
that
thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
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Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that
he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou
doest.
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And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought
him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew
it
not.
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And when Abner was returned to Hebron,
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