2 Samuel 3:17

New Living Translation

Meanwhile, Abner had consulted with the elders of Israel. “For some time now,” he told them, “you have wanted to make David your king.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:18

Now is the time! For the Lord has said, ‘I have chosen David to save my people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and from all their other enemies.’”

1 Chronicles 11:10

These are the leaders of David’s mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the Lord had promised concerning Israel.

Psalm 75:7

It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall.

1 Samuel 24:20

And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule.

1 Samuel 8:4

Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.