2 Samuel 3:12-16

New American Standard Bible

¹² Then Abner sent messengers to David at his place, saying, “Whose is the land? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel over to you.” ¹³ And he said, “Good! I will make a covenant with you, only I require one thing of you, ^[a]namely, that ^(A)you shall not see my face unless you ^(B)first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see ^[b]me.” ¹⁴ So David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, to whom I was betrothed ^(C)for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.” ¹⁵ Ish-bosheth sent men and ^[c]had her taken from her husband, from ^[d]Paltiel the son of Laish. ¹⁶ And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, ^[e]following her as far as ^(D)Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go, return.” So he returned.