Misinterpretations often portray Abner's advocacy as wholly altruistic and representative of genuine national consensus, ignoring his opportunistic defection driven by personal grudge against Ishbosheth, which sowed distrust rather than true unity; others might assume 'all that seemed good to the whole house of Israel' indicates unanimous agreement, overlooking the verse's depiction of Abner's persuasive efforts amid ongoing divisions that soon led to his murder and prolonged strife.
II Samuel 3:19
King James Version (1769)
19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
This verse captures a critical step in Israel's unification under David, as Abner, once Saul's chief commander, persuades the influential tribe of Benjamin and conveys the apparent support of the entire nation to David at Hebron, marking a shift from civil war toward consolidated kingship in fulfillment of God's anointing of David as ruler over all Israel.