Hello and welcome
to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer and today we're
reading in the book of 2 Samuel
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the story of David immediately
following the death of Saul.
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Abner, Sauls former body guard
and assistant, has begun to
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strengthen his hand in the
camp of people that are faithful
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to Saul and there are
those who are afraid of Abner.
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And we're going to pick up the
story of Abner and his dealings
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with David. But
let's pray together first.
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Dear God, we want to ask your
Holy Spirit to come and to bring
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to our hearts and understanding
of the words that we will hear
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during this time, that they
may be written into our hearts
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to be used for your
purposes and to your glory.
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We love you so much and
thank you for loving us. Amen
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Picking up in 2 Samuel,
chapter three, verse twelve.
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This is the King James Version.
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And Abner sent messengers
to David on his behalf, saying,
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Whose is the land? saying
also, Make thy league with me,
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and, behold, my hand shall
be with thee, to bring about
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all Israel unto thee. And he
said, Well, I will make a league
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with thee: but one thing
I require of thee, that is,
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Thou shalt not see my face,
except thou first bring Michal
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Saul's daughter, when
thou comest to see my face.
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And David sent messengers to
Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying,
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Deliver me my wife Michal,
which I espoused to me for
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100 foreskins
of the Philistines.
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And Ishbosheth sent, and
took her from her husband,
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even from Phaltiel the son
of Laish. And her husband went
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with her along weeping behind
her to Bahurim. Then said Abner
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unto him, Go,
return. And he returned.
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And Abner had communication
with the elders of Israel,
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saying, Ye sought for David in
times past to be king over you:
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Now then do it: for the Lord
hath spoken of David, saying,
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By the hand of my servant David
I will save my people Israel
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out of the hand of the
Philistines, and out of the hand
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of all their enemies. And
Abner also spake in the ears of
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Benjamin: and Abner went also
to speak in the ears of David
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in Hebron all that seemed good
to Israel, and that seemed good
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to the whold house of Benjamin:
So Abner came to David to Hebron
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and 20 men with him. And David
made Abner and the men that
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were with him a feast.
And Abner said unto David,
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I will arise and go, and will
gather all Israel unto my lord
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the king, that they may make a
league with thee, and that thou
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mayest reign over all
that thine heart desireth.
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And David sent Abner
away; and he went in peace.
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And, behold, the servants
of David and Joab came from
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pursuing a troup, and brought
in a great spoil with them:
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but Abner was not with David in
Hebron; for he had sent him away
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and he was gone in peace. When
Joab and all the host that was
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with him were come, they told
Joab, saying, Abner the son of
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Ner came to the king,
and he hath sent him away,
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and he is gone in peace.
Then Joab came to the king,
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and said, What hast hou done?
behold, Abner came unto thee;
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why is it that thou hast sent
him away, and he is quite gone?
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Thou knowest Abner the son
of Ner, that he came to deceive
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thee and to know that
going out and thy coming in, and
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to know all that thou doest.
And when Joab was come out
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from David, he sent messengers
after Abner, which brought him
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again from the well of
Sirah: but David knew it not.
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