War Between the Houses of David and Saul^(A)

⁸ Meanwhile, Abner^(B) son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth^(C) son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.^(D)

¹⁷ The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated^(A) by David’s men.^(B)