2Samuel:3:6-21

bes@2Samuel:3:6 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:7 @ 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?

bes@2Samuel:3:8 @ 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?

bes@2Samuel:3:9 @ God do thus and more also to Abenner, if as the Lord swore to David, so do I not to him this day;

bes@2Samuel:3:10 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:11 @ And Jebosthe could not any longer answer Abenner a word, because he feared him.

bes@2Samuel:3:12 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:13 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:14 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:15 @ And Jebosthe sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Selle.

bes@2Samuel:3:16 @ And her husband went with her weeping behind her as far as Barakim. And Abenner said to him, Go, return; and he returned.

bes@2Samuel:3:17 @ And Abenner spoke to the elders of Israel, saying, In former days ye sought David to reign over you;

bes@2Samuel:3:18 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:19 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:20 @ 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.

bes@2Samuel:3:21 @ 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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