3:12 Then Abner sent messengers 2 to David saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement 3 with me, and I will do whatever I can 4 to cause all Israel to turn to you.”
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ish-bosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn The Hebrew text adds here, “on his behalf.”
3 tn Heb “cut a covenant.” So also in vv. 13, 21.
4 tn Heb “and behold, my hand is with you.”