And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose [is] the land? saying [also], Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand [shall be] with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
Ver. 12. Whose is the land?] q.d., Whose but thine, by God's own designation
Make thy league with me,] viz., That thou wilt both pardon me, and prefer me to the same place of honour that I had been in with Saul for so Josephus understandeth him.