²¹ And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.

¹² And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

³⁷ And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

¹⁰ And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!

⁹ And made him king over Gilead and the Asherites and over Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin, that is, over all Israel.

⁴ May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.

²¹ For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.