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And Dauid said to Ioab, and to all the people that were with him, Rent your clothes, and girde you with sackecloth, and mourne before Abner. And king Dauid himselfe followed the biere.

And they buried Abner in Hebron, and the king lift vp his voice, and wept at the graue of Abner; and all the people wept.

And the king lamented ouer Abner, and said, Died Abner as a foole dieth?

Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feete put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept againe ouer him.

And when all the people came to cause Dauid to eate meate while it was yet day, Dauid sware, saying, So doe God to mee, and more also, if I taste bread or ought else, till the Sunne be downe.

And all the people tooke notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoeuer the King did, pleased all the people.

For all the people, and all Israel vnderstood that day, that it was not of the King to slay Abner the sonne of Ner.

And the King said vnto his seruants, Knowe yee not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

And I am this day weake, though anointed King, and these men the sonnes of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of euill, according to his wickednesse.