2 Samuel 3:28-37

28Afterward, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 291May it turn upon the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not be eliminated from the house of Joab 2someone who suffers a discharge, or has leprosy, or 3holds the spindle, or falls by the sword, or lacks bread.” 30So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner 4because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.

31Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “5Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David walked behind the bier. 32And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king raised his voice and wept at 6the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33And 7the king sang a song of mourning for Abner and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?34Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in bronze shackles; As one falls before the 8wicked, you have fallen.” And all the people wept over him again. 35Then all the people came 9to provide 10food for David in his distress while it was still day; but David vowed, saying, “11May God do so to me, and more so, if I taste bread or anything else 12before the sun goes down.” 36Now all the people took note of David’s vow, and it 13pleased them, just as everything that the king did 14pleased all the people. 37So all the people and all Israel understood on that day that it had not been the desire of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.