2 Samuel 3:17

Free Bible Version

Abner spoke with the elders of Israel and said, “For a while now you have wanted to have David as your king.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:18

Now is the time to do it, because the Lord promised David, ‘Through my servant David I am going to save my people Israel from the Philistines and all their enemies.’”

1 Chronicles 11:10

These were the leaders of David's powerful warriors who, along with all the Israelites, gave him strong support in becoming king, just as the Lord had promised would happen to Israel.

Psalm 75:7

God is the one who decides—who he will bring down and who he will lift up.

1 Samuel 24:20

Listen, I know you definitely will be king, and your rule over the kingdom of Israel will be secure.

1 Samuel 8:4

So the elders of Israel all joined together and came to meet Samuel at Ramah.