9. May God help me if I don’t join David! I will make sure that what the Lord promised does happen!
10. I will take the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David king of Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba!”
11. Ish-Bosheth couldn’t say anything to Abner, because he was afraid of him.
12. Then Abner sent messengers to ask David, “Who is going to rule the land? Make an agreement with me, and I will help you unite all Israel.”
13. David answered, “Good! I will make an agreement with you, but I ask you one thing. I will not meet with you unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal to me.”
14. Then David sent messengers to Saul’s son Ish-Bosheth, saying, “Give me my wife Michal. She was promised to me, and I killed a hundred Philistines to get her.”