2 Samuel 3:33-35

New International Reader's Version

³³ King David sang a song of sadness over Abner. He said,

All the people mourned over Abner again.

³⁵ Then all of them came and begged David to eat something. They wanted him to eat while it was still day. But David made a promise. He said, “I won’t taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down. If I do, may God punish me greatly!”