³² They buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

¹⁷ Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

²⁸ This also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God who is above.

⁴ Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

¹² and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

³³ The king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!

⁴¹ When he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,

⁴² saying, "If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your eyes.