3 the second was Chileab, by Abigail, Nabal’s widow from Carmel; the third was Absalom, by Maacah, who was the daughter of Geshur’s King Talmai;
4 the fourth was Adonijah, by Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital;
5 and the sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These are David’s sons that were born in Hebron.
6 Throughout the war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner was gaining power in Saul’s house.
7 Now Saul had a secondary wife named Rizpah, Aiah’s daughter. Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you had sex with my father’s secondary wife?"
8 Abner got very angry over what Ishbosheth had said."Am I some sort of dog’s head?" Abner asked. "I’ve been nothing but loyal to the house of your father Saul and to his brothers and his friends. I haven’t handed you over to David, but today you accuse me of doing something wrong with this woman.
9 May God deal harshly with me, Abner, and worse still if I don’t do for David exactly what the Lord swore to him—