20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, having twenty men with him, and David made a feast unto Abner, and to the men that were with him.

21 Then Abner said unto David, I will rise up, and go gather all Israel unto my lord the King, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. Then David let Abner depart, who went [a]in peace.

22 ¶ And behold, the servants of David and Joab came [b]from the camp, and brought a great prey with them (but Abner was not with David in Hebron: for he had sent him away, and he departed in peace.)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 3:21 Or, without harm.
  2. 2 Samuel 3:22 From war against the Philistines.

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