2 Samuel 3:37-39

New Living Translation

³⁷ So everyone in Judah and all Israel understood that David was not responsible for Abner’s murder.

³⁸ Then King David said to his officials, “Don’t you realize that a great commander has fallen today in Israel? ³⁹ And even though I am the anointed king, these two sons of Zeruiah—Joab and Abishai—are too strong for me to control. So may the Lord repay these evil men for their evil deeds.”