²⁰ And Abner turned^◦ behind him and said, Is this thou^◦, Asahel? And he said, It is I^▵.

⁸ And Abner was· very ·incensed on·​·account·​·of the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I^▵ a dog’s head who belongs to Judah? This day I am doing mercy with^▵ the house of Saul, thy father, to^▵ his brothers, and to^▵ his companions, and have not presented^▵ thee into the hand of David; and dost thou visit on me today iniquity concerning the woman?