Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?"I'm a bit confused about what's happening here. I see two major possibilities. First, Abner did take Saul's concubine, which could be seen as a maneuver to lay claim to the throne. Take the late king's wife, you take some of his prestige. In that case, Ish-bosheth is asking a serious question, and Abner gets defensive. If this is true, then Abner is really just a scheming opportunist in going over to David.
The other possibility is that nothing happened, and Ish-bosheth is making false accusations. I'd assume that he would do this because he is fearful of Abner's rising influence, and is resorting to a tactic that he hopes will force Abner to back down, or at least lose face among the people. If this is true, then Abner now knows that he can't trust Ish-bosheth, and therefore goes to David as someone who has dealt honorably.
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