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 thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
Ver. 21. I will arise and go, and will gather.] He doubted not but to do all this, as if the whole matter had lain in his hand. God is not in all his thoughts.