«And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.»

«And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.»

«And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.»

«And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.»

«And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.»

«And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.»

«And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.»

«And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.»

«And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? / Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman? / So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; / To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.»

«And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.»