2 Samuel 3:12 meaning and explanation
Then Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
2 Samuel 3:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Abner, Saul's former army commander, has just broken with Saul's son Ish-bosheth and now approaches David at Hebron. His opening question, "To whom does the land belong?" is a blunt acknowledgment that David is the rising power, and his offer of a covenant is a bid to negotiate his own place in the transfer of the kingdom.
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