32. When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept,
33. and the king sang a lament for Abner: Should Abner die as a fool dies?
34. Your hands were not bound,your feet not placed in bronze shackles.You fell like one who falls victim to criminals.And all the people wept over him even more.
35. Then they came to urge David to eat bread while it was still day, but David took an oath: “May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset! ”
36. All the people took note of this, and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.