37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day, how that it was not the King’s deed that Abner the son of Ner was slain.

38 And the King said unto his servants, Know ye not, that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

39 And I am this day weak and newly anointed King: and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too [a]hard for me: the Lord reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 3:39 Or, cruel.

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