2 Samuel 3:17

New King James Version

Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, “In time past you were seeking for David to be king over you.

Cross References

1 Samuel 8:4

Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,

2 Samuel 3:18

Now then, do it! For the Lord has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of My servant David, I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and the hand of all their enemies.’ ”

1 Samuel 24:20

And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

1 Chronicles 11:10

Now these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

Psalm 75:7

But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.