<p class="bodytext">So Joab went to the king and said, &#8220;What have you done? Abner<n id="1" /> has come to you! Why would you send him away? Now he&#8217;s gone on his way!<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">His servants said to him, &#8220;What is this that you have done? While<n id="1" /> the child was still alive, you fasted and wept. Once the child was dead you got up and ate food!&#8221;

But the king said, &#8220;What do we have in common,<n id="1" /> you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the <sc>Lordsc> has said to him, &#8216;Curse David!&#8217;, who can say to him, &#8216;Why have you done this?&#8217;&#8221;