³⁸ And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

¹² Abner sent messengers to David where he was,^[a] saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and I will give you my support to bring all Israel over to you.”

Ishbaal King of Israel

⁸ But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbaal^[a] son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.

⁵⁰ The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner son of Ner, Saul’s uncle;^{(A) 51} Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.^(B)