Then Abner became very angry over Ish-bosheth’s [a]question and said, “(A)Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not let you fall into the hands of David; yet today you call me to account for wrongdoing with [b]that woman? (B)May God do so to [c]me, and more so, if (C)as the Lord has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him: 10 (D)to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, (E)from Dan even to Beersheba!”

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:8 Lit words
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  3. 2 Samuel 3:9 Lit Abner

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