1Now the war between the house of Saul…
2And sons were born to David in Hebron:…
3his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow…
4his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith;…
5and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife…
6During the war between the house of Saul…
7Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the…
8Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I…
9May God punish Abner, and ever so severely,…
10to transfer the kingdom from the house of…
11And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not…
12Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to…
13“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant…
14Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth…
15So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her…
16Her husband followed her, weeping all the way…
17Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel…
18Now take action, because the LORD has said…
19Abner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he…
20When Abner and twenty of his men came…
21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go…
22Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from…
23When Joab and all his troops arrived, he…
24So Joab went to the king and said,…
25Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner…
26As soon as Joab had left David, he…
27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him…
28Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I…
29May it whirl over the head of Joab…
30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because…
31Then David ordered Joab and all the people…
32When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king…
33And the king sang this lament for Abner:…
34Your hands were not bound, your feet were…
35Then all the people came and urged David…
36All the people took note and were pleased.…
37So on that day all the troops and…
38Then the king said to his servants, “Do…
39And I am weak this day, though anointed…
