17Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;
17Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;
14 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
15 And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.
17 Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;
18 and now do it, for Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By my servant David will I save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
19 And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
3:17Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, "For some time you have wanted to make David your king.
3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past [to be] king over you:
3:17Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel, saying: Both yesterday and the day before you sought for David that he might reign over you.
3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:
3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:
3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
3:17Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, |In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.
3:17And the word of Abner was with the elders of Israel, saying, 'Heretofore ye have been seeking David for king over you,
3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, You sought for David in times past to be king over you: