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2 Samuel 3:21 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. "

2 Samuel 3:21

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19 Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.

20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.

21 Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

22 Behold, David’s servants and Joab came from a raid and brought in a great plunder with them; but Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

23 When Joab and all the army who was with him had come, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he has gone in peace.”

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1 Samuel 26:15

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"David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king."

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1 Samuel 17:57

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"As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand."

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1 Chronicles 11:3

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"So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, according to the LORD’s word by Samuel."

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2 Samuel 5:3

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"So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel."

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2 Samuel 2:30

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"Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing."

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1 Chronicles 12:38

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"All these were men of war who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king."

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2 Samuel 3:1

"Now there was a long war between Saul’s house and David’s house. David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul’s house grew weaker and weaker."

2 Samuel 3:2

"Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;"

2 Samuel 3:3

"and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;"

2 Samuel 3:4

"and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;"

2 Samuel 3:5

"and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron."

2 Samuel 3:6

"While there was war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner made himself strong in Saul’s house."

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