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And now take courage and be men of valour. Saul your lord is dead, but the House of Judah has anointed me to be their king.' (2 Samuel 2, 7)
Abner son of Ner, Saul's army commander, had taken Ishbaal son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. (2 Samuel 2, 8)
Ishbaal son of Saul was forty years old when he became king of Israel, and he reigned for two years. Only the House of Judah supported David. (2 Samuel 2, 10)
The length of David's reign over Judah in Hebron was seven years and six months. (2 Samuel 2, 11)
Abner son of Ner, with the retainers of Ishbaal son of Saul, marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. (2 Samuel 2, 12)
So they came forward and were numbered off, twelve from Benjamin for Ishbaal son of Saul, and twelve of David's retainers. (2 Samuel 2, 15)
So the war dragged on between the House of Saul and the House of David, but David grew steadily stronger and the House of Saul steadily weaker. (2 Samuel 3, 1)
This is what took place during the war between the House of Saul and the House of David. Abner took complete control in the House of Saul. (2 Samuel 3, 6)
Now, there was a concubine of Saul's called Rizpah daughter of Aiah, and Abner took her. Ishbaal said to Abner, 'Why have you slept with my father's concubine?' (2 Samuel 3, 7)
At these words of Ishbaal, Abner flew into a rage. 'Am I a dog's head?' he shouted. 'Here am I, full of faithful love towards the House of Saul your father, his brothers and his friends, not leaving you to the hands of David, and now you find fault with me over a woman! (2 Samuel 3, 8)
to take the sovereignty from the House of Saul, and establish David's throne over Israel as well as Judah, from Dan to Beersheba!' (2 Samuel 3, 10)
'Very well,' David said, 'I will come to an agreement with you. I impose one condition however; you will not be admitted to my presence unless you bring me Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me.' (2 Samuel 3, 13)
