2 Samuel 3:39 BBE

³⁷  So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

³⁸  And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?

³⁹  While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!