2 Samuel 3:37-39

21st Century King James Version

³⁷ For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not because of the king 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, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me. The Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.”