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2 Samuel 3

War continues between Saul’s house and David’s house, but David grows stronger while Saul’s house grows weaker. After Ish-bosheth accuses Abner concerning Saul’s concubine Rizpah, Abner angrily promises to transfer the kingdom to David and begins negotiating with Israel’s elders. David welcomes the prospect, but Joab secretly murders Abner in revenge for Asahel. David publicly mourns Abner and distances himself from the killing.

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War continues between Saul’s house and David’s house, but David grows stronger while Saul’s house grows weaker. After Ish-bosheth accuses Abner concerning Saul’s concubine Rizpah, Abner angrily promises to transfer the kingdom to David and begins negotiating with Israel’s elders. David welcomes the prospect, but Joab secretly murders Abner in revenge for Asahel. David publicly mourns Abner and distances himself from the killing.

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Verses 1–5The war continues while David’s house grows strongerVerses 6–11Abner quarrels with Ish-boshethVerses 12–21Abner makes an agreement with David and brings Michal backVerses 22–30Joab kills AbnerVerses 31–39David mourns Abner and clears himself of the murder
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1Now there was long war between the house of Saul…2And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his…3And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal…4And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the…5And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were…6And it came to pass, while there was war between…7And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the…8Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth,…9So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as…10To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and…11And he could not answer Abner a word again, because…12And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying,…13And he said, Well; I will make a league with…14And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver…15And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even…16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her…17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying,…18Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of…19And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and…20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men…21And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go,…22And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from…23When Joab and all the host that was with him…24Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast…25Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came…26And when Joab was come out from David, he sent…27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him…28And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and…29Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on…30So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he…31And David said to Joab, and to all the people…32And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted…33And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner…34Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into…35And when all the people came to cause David to…36And all the people took notice of it, and it…37For all the people and all Israel understood that day…38And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not…39And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and…