And Saul had a concubine whose name was (A)Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and [a]Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?” Then Abner became very angry over Ish-bosheth’s [b]question and said, “(B)Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not let you fall into the hands of David; yet today you call me to account for wrongdoing with [c]that woman? (C)May God do so to [d]me, and more so, if (D)as the Lord has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him:

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 3:7 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT he
  2. 2 Samuel 3:8 Lit words
  3. 2 Samuel 3:8 Lit the
  4. 2 Samuel 3:9 Lit Abner

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