2 Samuel 3:38-39

International Standard Version

³⁸ The king reminded his staff,^[a] “Don’t you know that a prince and a great man has fallen today in Israel? ³⁹ Today, even though I’m anointed as king, I’m weak. These men, sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult^[b] for me. May the Lord repay the one who acts wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!”