II Samuel 3

1Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.

3And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;

1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Chronicles 3:1, 1 Chronicles 3:1, 1 Samuel 25:3

4And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;

1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:18, 1 Kings 2:13, 1 Kings 2:25, 1 Kings 1:5

5And the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was David's wife Eglah. These were the sons of David, whose birth took place in Hebron.

6Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.

2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:9, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:9, Joel 3:9

7Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?

2 Samuel 21:8, 2 Samuel 21:11, 2 Samuel 21:8, 2 Samuel 21:11, 2 Samuel 16:21

8And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.

2 Samuel 9:8, 2 Samuel 9:8, 2 Samuel 16:9, 2 Samuel 16:9, Mark 6:18

9May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,

1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Chronicles 12:23

10And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!

1 Samuel 3:20, Judges 20:1, 1 Samuel 3:20, Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 24:2

11And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.

12And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

1 Chronicles 12:38, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 1 Chronicles 12:38, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Samuel 5:1

13And he said, It is well; I will make an agreement with you, but on one condition, which is, that when you come before me, Saul's daughter Michal is to come with you; till she comes you will not see my face.

Genesis 43:3, Genesis 43:3, Genesis 44:26, 1 Samuel 19:11, 1 Samuel 19:17

14And David sent men to Saul's son Ish-bosheth, saying, Give me back Michal, my wife, whom I made mine for the price of the private parts of a hundred Philistines.

1 Samuel 18:27, 1 Samuel 18:27, 1 Samuel 18:25, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 2:10

15So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel, the son of Laish.

1 Samuel 25:44, 1 Samuel 25:44

16And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go back. And he went back.

2 Samuel 19:16, 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 19:16, 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 17:18

17Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:

18For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.

1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 15:28, Psalms 89:19, Psalms 89:23, Psalms 89:19

19And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what seemed good to Israel and to all the people of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 12:29, 1 Chronicles 12:29, 1 Samuel 10:20, 1 Samuel 10:21, 1 Samuel 10:20

20So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.

Genesis 31:54, Genesis 26:30, Esther 1:3, Genesis 31:54, Genesis 26:30

21And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.

1 Kings 11:37, 2 Samuel 3:12, 1 Kings 11:37, 2 Samuel 3:12, 2 Samuel 3:10

22Now the servants of David and Joab had been out attacking a band of armed men, and they came back with a great store of goods taken in the fight: but Abner was no longer in Hebron with David, for he had sent him away and he had gone in peace.

23When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.

24Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?

John 18:35, 2 Samuel 3:8, Numbers 23:11, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Samuel 19:7

25Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?

Isaiah 37:28, Deuteronomy 28:6, Isaiah 37:28, Deuteronomy 28:6, 1 Samuel 29:4

26And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-spring of Sirah, and made him come back with them: but David had no knowledge of it.

Proverbs 27:4, Proverbs 27:6, Proverbs 26:23, Proverbs 26:26, Proverbs 27:4

27And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.

2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10, 1 Kings 2:5, 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10

28And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:

Numbers 35:33, Numbers 35:33, Genesis 4:10, Exodus 21:12, Genesis 9:6

29May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may there ever be some who are diseased or lepers, or who do the work of women, or are put to the sword, or are wasted from need of food!

2 Samuel 1:16, Psalms 109:8, Psalms 109:19, 2 Samuel 1:16, Psalms 109:8

30So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.

2 Samuel 2:19, 2 Samuel 2:23, Proverbs 28:17, Acts 28:4, 2 Samuel 2:19

31And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

Genesis 37:34, Genesis 37:34, 2 Samuel 1:11, Judges 11:35, Joshua 7:6

32And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:17, Job 31:28, Job 31:28, 2 Samuel 18:33

33And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?

2 Chronicles 35:25, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:20, 2 Samuel 13:12, 2 Samuel 13:13

34Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.

Judges 16:21, Job 24:14, 2 Samuel 1:12, Psalms 107:10, Psalms 107:11

35And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!

2 Samuel 12:17, 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 12:17, 2 Samuel 1:12, Jeremiah 16:7

36And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.

Psalms 62:9, Mark 7:37, 2 Samuel 15:6, Mark 15:11, Mark 15:13

37So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

38And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?

Job 32:9, 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:51, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 3:12

39While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!

Psalms 101:8, Psalms 28:4, 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Kings 2:34, Psalms 101:8

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