2Sa 3:17-18, 21, 1Ch 12:38 | ESV | STEP | And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel , saying , For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you.

2 Samuel 3:17-18

17 And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, “For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you. 18 Now then bring it about, ^afor the Lord has promised David, saying, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.’”

2 Samuel 3:21

21 And Abner said to David, “I will arise and go and ^bwill gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may ^creign over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

1 Chronicles 12:38

38 All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with ^da whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a ^esingle mind to make David king.