NASB
"And he could no longer answer Abner a word, because he was afraid of him."
— 2 Samuel 3:11, NASB
“And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.”
“And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. ”
“He could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.”
“Ish-bosheth was unable to answer Abner with even a single word because he was afraid of him.”
“And he could not answer him a word, because he feared him.”
“And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.”
“And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.”
Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hands of David; and yet today you charge me with a guilt concerning the woman.
"May God do so to Abner, and more also, if as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him,
to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba."
And he could no longer answer Abner a word, because he was afraid of him.
Then Abner sent messengers to David in his place, saying, "Whose is the land? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel over to you."
He said, "Good! I will make a covenant with you, but I demand one thing of you, namely, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me."
So David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, to whom I was betrothed for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines."