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19 Abner also spoke [a]to [the men of] Benjamin. Then he also went to [b]tell David at Hebron everything that seemed good [c]to Israel and to the entire house of Benjamin.

20 So Abner came to David at Hebron, and [brought] twenty men along with him. And David prepared a feast for Abner and the men with him. 21 Abner said to David, “Let me stand up and go, and gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant (treaty) with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 3:19 Lit in the ears of Benjamin.
  2. 2 Samuel 3:19 Lit speak in the ears of David.
  3. 2 Samuel 3:19 Lit in the eyes of Israel.

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