2 Samuel 3:33-39 ▼

33 The king composed this mourning song for Abner: |Should Abner's death be like a fool's?

34 Your hands were not bound, nor were your feet in irons. As one falls before the wicked, you have fallen.| Then all the people cried again because of him.

35 Everyone tried to persuade David to have a meal while there was still daylight, but David took an oath by saying, |May God to do like this to me and more, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!|

36 Everybody took note of this and was very pleased, just as everything else the king did pleased everyone.

37 As a result, the entire army and all of Israel understood that day that the king had nothing to do with the murder of Ner's son Abner.

38 The king reminded his staff, |Don't you know that a prince and a great man has fallen today in Israel?

39 Today, even though I'm anointed as king, I'm weak. These men, sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the LORD repay the one who acts wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!|