2Sa 3:12, 5:5 | ESV | STEP | And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying , To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold , my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you.

b[See ver. 4 above]

2 Samuel 3:12

12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, ^{▼▼Or where he was; Septuagint at Hebron} saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you.”

2 Samuel 5:5

5 ^bAt Hebron he reigned over Judah ^cseven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years. ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4–5}