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33 King David sang this funeral song for Abner.

“Did Abner die like a fool?
34 His hands were not tied.
    His feet were not in chains.
He fell at the hands of evil men.”

Then all the people cried again for Abner. 35 They came to encourage David to eat while it was still day. But he made a promise, saying, “May God punish me terribly if I eat bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

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