2 Samuel 3:21-23

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²¹ As Abner left, he promised David, “When I get back I will call a convention of all the people of Israel, and they will elect you as their king, as you’ve so long desired.” So David let Abner return in safety.

²² But just after Abner left, Joab and some of David’s troops returned from a raid, bringing much loot with them. ²³ When Joab was told that Abner had just been there visiting the king and had been sent away in peace,