2 Samuel 3:16-18

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¹⁶ He followed along behind her as far as Behurim, weeping as he went. Then Abner told him, “Go on home now.” So he returned.

¹⁷ Meanwhile, Abner consulted with the leaders of Israel and reminded them that for a long time they had wanted David as their king.

¹⁸ “Now is the time!” he told them. “For the Lord has said, ‘It is David by whom I will save my people from the Philistines and from all their other enemies.’”