2 Samuel 3
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2 Samuel 3:6-13

6And it came to pass, while there wasH1961 warH4421 between the houseH1004 of SaulH7586 and the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, that AbnerH74 madeH2388 himself strongH2388 in the houseH1004 of SaulH7586. 7Now SaulH7586 had a concubineH6370, whose nameH8034 was RizpahH7532, the daughterH1323 of AiahH345: andIsh-boshethsaidH559 to AbnerH74, Wherefore hast thou goneH935 in unto my father’sH1 concubineH6370? 8Then was AbnerH74 veryH3966 wroth for the wordsH1697 of Ish-boshethH378, and saidH559, Am I a dog’sH3611 headH7218 that belongeth to JudahH3063? This dayH3117 do I show kindness unto the houseH1004 of SaulH7586 thy fatherH1, to his brethren, and to his friendsH4828, and have not delivered thee into the handH3027 of DavidH1732; and yet thou chargest me this dayH3117 with a fault concerning this womanH802. 9GodH430 do soH3651 to AbnerH74, and more also, if, as Jehovah hath swornH7650 to DavidH1732, I do not even soH3651 to him; 10to transfer the kingdomH4467 from the houseH1004 of SaulH7586, and to setH6965 up the throneH3678 of DavidH1732 over IsraelH3478 and over JudahH3063, from DanH1835 even to Beer-sheba. 11And he could not answer AbnerH74 another wordH1697, because he fearedH3372 him.

12And AbnerH74 sentH7971 messengersH4397 to DavidH1732 on his behalf, sayingH559, Whose is the landH776? sayingH559also, MakeH3772 thy league with me, and, behold, my handH3027 shall be with thee, to bringH5437 about all IsraelH3478 unto thee. 13And he saidH559, Well; I will makeH3772 a league with thee; but oneH259 thingH1697 I require of thee: that is, thou shalt not seeH7200 my faceH6440, except thou first bringH935 MichalH4324, Saul’s daughterH1323, when thou comest to seeH7200 my faceH6440.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain