And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains. And they passed the Jordan: and having gone through all Beth-horon came to the camp.
But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp,
Till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
And Joab returning, after he had left Abner, assembled all the people: and there were wanting of David's servants nineteen men, beside Asael.
For when they came into the house, be was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour and they struck him and killed him. And taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night.