28
Afterward when
David heard it, he
said, "I and my
kingdom are
innocent before * the
LORD forever * of the
blood of
Abner the
son of
Ner.
yik{n'a yiq'n r,ma{Y;w !ek yer]x;aem diw'D [;m.viY;w ? yem.Dim ~'lw{[ -d;[ h'wh.y ~i[em yiT.k;l.m;m.W ? ren -n,B ren.b;a
29
"May it
fall on the
head of
Joab and on
all his
father's house; and may there not
fail from the
house of
Joab one who has a
discharge, or who is a
leper, or who
takes hold of a
distaff, or who
falls by the
sword, or who
lacks bread."
wyib'a tyeB -l'K l,a.w b'aw{y va{r -l;[ .WlUx'y ? qyiz]x;m.W ['r{c.m.W b'z b'aw{y tyeBim ter'KIy -l;a.w ? ~,x'l -r;s]x;w b,r,x;B lep{n.w .$,l,P;B
30
So
Joab and
Abishai his
brother killed Abner because * he had
put their
brother Asahel to
death in the
battle at
Gibeon.
l;[ ren.b;a.l .Wg.r'h wyix'a y;vyib]a;w b'aw{y.w ? !w{[.big.B ~,hyix]a leah'f][ -t,a tyimeh r,v]a ? h'm'x.liM;B
31
Then
David said to
Joab and to
all the
people who were with him,
"Tear your
clothes and
gird on
sackcloth and
lament before Abner." And
King David walked behind the
bier.
~'['h -l'K -l,a.w b'aw{y -l,a diw'D r,ma{Y;w ? ~yiQ;f .Wr.gix.w ~,kyed.gib .W[.riq w{Tia -r,v]a ? yer]x;a .$el{h diw'D .$,l,M;h.w ren.b;a yen.pil .Wd.pis.w ? h'JiM;h
32
Thus they
buried Abner in
Hebron; and the
king lifted up his
voice and
wept at the
grave of
Abner, and
all the
people wept.
.$,l,M;h ]a'FIy;w !w{r.b,x.B ren.b;a -t,a .Wr.B.qiY;w ? .WK.biY;w ren.b;a r,b,q -l,a .K.beY;w w{lw{q -t,a ? ~'['h -l'K
33
The
king chanted a lament for
Abner and
said, "Should
Abner die as a
fool dies?
tw{m.K;h r;ma{Y;w ren.b;a -l,a .$,l,M;h !en{q.y;w ? ren.b;a t.Wm'y l'b'n
34
"Your
hands were not
bound,
nor your
feet put in
fetters; As one
falls before the
wicked *, you have
fallen." And
all the
people wept again over him.
~Iy;T.vUx.nil -a{l '$y,l.g;r.w tw{rUs]a -a{l '$,d'y ? 'T.l'p'n h'l.w;[ -yen.b yen.pil lw{p.niK .Wv'GUh ? wy'l'[ tw{K.bil ~'['h -l'k .Wpis{Y;w
35
Then
all the
people came to persuade
David to
eat bread while it was
still day; but
David vowed,
saying, "May
God do so to me, and
more al
so,
if * I
taste bread or anything else before the
sun goes down."
~,x,l diw'D -t,a tw{r.b;h.l ~'['h -l'k a{b'Y;w ? yiL -h,f][;y h{K r{mael diw'D [;b'ViY;w ~w{Y;h dw{[.B ? v,m,V;h -aw{b yen.pil -mia yiK @yis{y h{k.w ~yih{l/a ? h'm.Wa.m -l'k w{a ~,x,l -m;[.j,a
36
Now
all the
people took note of it, and it
pleased * them, just as
everything * the
king did pleased * all the
people.
l{k.K ~,hyenye[.B b;jyiY;w .WryiKih ~'['h -l'k.w ? bw{j ~'['h -l'k yenye[.B .$,l,M;h h'f'[ r,v]a
37
So
all the
people and
all Israel understood that
day that it had not
been the will of the
king to
put Abner the
son of
Ner to
death.
a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B lea'r.fIy -l'k.w ~'['h -l'k .W[.deY;w ? ren.b;a -t,a tyim'h.l .$,l,M;hem h't.y'h a{l yiK ? ren -n,B
38
Then the
king said to his
servants, "Do you not
know that a
prince and a
great man has
fallen this day in
Israel?
.W[.det aw{l]h wy'd'b][ -l,a .$,l,M;h r,ma{Y;w ? lea'r.fIy.B h,Z;h ~w{Y;h l;p'n lw{d'g.w r;f -yiK
39
"I am
weak today, though
anointed king; and
these men the
sons of
Zeruiah are
too difficult for me. May the
LORD repay the
evildoer according to his
evil."
~yiv'n]a'h.w .$,l,m ;x.Wv'm.W .$;r ~w{Y;h yik{n'a.w ? h'wh.y ~eL;v.y yiN,Mim ~yiv'q h'y.Wr.c yen.B h,Lea'h ? w{t'['r.K h'['r'h hef{[.l