2 Samuel 3:15-17

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁵ Ishbaal^[a] sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish. ¹⁶ But her husband went with her, weeping as he walked behind her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, ‘Go back home!’ So he went back.

¹⁷ Abner sent word to the elders of Israel, saying, ‘For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you.