2 Samuel 3:17-19

Lexham English Bible

¹⁷ The word of Abner came to^[a] the elders of Israel, saying, “For quite some time^[b] you were seeking David as king over you. ¹⁸ So then, bring it about, because Yahweh had said to David, “Through the hand of David my servant I am about to save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.” ¹⁹ Abner also spoke privately to Benjamin.^[c] Abner also went to speak to David^[d] in Hebron, all that was good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.