2Samuel:3:6-21
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And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David ,
that Abenner was governing the house of Saul .
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And Saul had a concubine ,
Respha ,
the daughter of Jol ;
and Jebosthe the son of Saul said to Abenner ,
Why hast thou gone in to my father ’
s concubine ?
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And Abenner was very angry with Jebosthe for this saying ;
and Abenner said to him ,
Am I a dog ’
s head ?
I have this day wrought kindness with the house of Saul thy father ,
and with his brethren and friends ,
and have not gone over to the house of David ,
and dost thou this day seek a charge against me concerning injury to a woman ?
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God do thus and more also to Abenner ,
if as the Lord swore to David ,
so do I not to him this day ;
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to take away the kingdom from the house of Saul ,
and to raise up the throne of David over Israel and over Juda from Dan to Bersabee .
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And Jebosthe could not any longer answer Abenner a word ,
because he feared him .
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And Abenner sent messengers to David to Thaelam where he was ,
immediately ,
saying ,
Make thy covenant with me ,
and ,
behold ,
my hand is with thee to bring back to thee all the house of Israel .
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And David said ,
With a good will I will make with thee a covenant :
only I demand one condition of thee ,
saying ,
Thou shalt not see my face ,
unless thou bring Melchol the daughter of Saul ,
when thou comest to see my face .
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And David sent messengers to Jebosthe the son of Saul ,
saying ,
Restore me my wife Melchol ,
whom I took for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines .
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And Jebosthe sent ,
and took her from her husband ,
even from Phaltiel the son of Selle .
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And her husband went with her weeping behind her as far as Barakim .
And Abenner said to him ,
Go ,
return ;
and he returned .
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And Abenner spoke to the elders of Israel ,
saying ,
In former days ye sought David to reign over you ;
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and now perform it :
for the Lord has spoken concerning David ,
saying ,
By the hand of my servant David I will save Israel out of the hand of all their enemies .
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And Abenner spoke in the ears of Benjamin :
and Abenner went to speak in the ears of David at Chebron ,
all that seemed good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of the house of Benjamin .
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And Abenner came to David to Chebron ,
and with him twenty men :
and David made for Abenner and his men with him a banquet of wine .
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And Abenner said to David ,
I will arise now ,
and go ,
and gather to my lord the king all Israel ;
and I will make with him a covenant ,
and thou shalt reign over all whom thy soul desires .
And David sent away Abenner ,
and he departed in peace .
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