32And they bury Abner in Hebron, and the king lifteth up his voice, and weepeth at the grave of Abner, and all the people weep;
33and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: -- `As the death of a fool doth Abner die?
34Thy hands not bound, And thy feet to fetters not brought nigh! As one falling before sons of evil -- Thou hast fallen!` and all the people add to weep over him.
35And all the people come to cause David to eat bread while yet day, and David sweareth, saying, `Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add, for -- before the going in of the sun, I taste no bread or any other thing.`
36And all the people have discerned [it], and it is good in their eyes, as all that the king hath done is good in the eyes of all the people;
37and all the people know, even all Israel, in that day, that it hath not been from the king -- to put to death Abner son of Ner.
38And the king saith unto his servants, `Do ye not know that a prince and a great one hath fallen this day in Israel?