2 Samuel 3:37-39

Darby Translation

³⁷ And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.

³⁸ And the king said to 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: Jehovah reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness!