2 Samuel 3:21
And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with you, and that you mayest reign over all that your heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
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Context
19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that with him a feast.
21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with you, and that you mayest reign over all that your heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
23 When Joab and all the host that with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace.