Abner ble meget sint over Isjbosjets ord og sa: 'Er jeg en hunds hode, som viser lojalitet mot Judas hus, din fars hus Saul, til hans brødre og venner, og ikke har overgitt deg i Davids hånd, og nå anklager du meg for en feil angående denne kvinnen?'
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?