3:6 As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential 2 in the house of Saul.
3:17 Abner advised 3 the elders of Israel, “Previously you were wanting David to be your king. 4
9:9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master’s grandson.
1 tn Heb “And the number of the days in which David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.”
2 tn Heb “was strengthening himself.” The statement may have a negative sense here, perhaps suggesting that Abner was overstepping the bounds of political propriety in a self-serving way.
3 tn Heb “the word of Abner was with.”
4 tn Heb “you were seeking David to be king over you.”