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When Joab arrived with his troops he was told, "Abner, son of Ner, came to see the king; then the king sent him on his way and he went in peace." (2 Samuel 3, 23)
Joab then went to the king and said, "What did you do? When Abner came to you, why did you allow him to leave? (2 Samuel 3, 24)
Joab left David and sent messengers to go after Abner and they had him brought back from the cistern of Sirah. But David did not know of that. (2 Samuel 3, 26)
Later on, David heard about this. Then he said, "Yahweh will not punish me and my kingdom for the blood of Abner, son of Ner. (2 Samuel 3, 28)
David then told Joab and those who were with him, "Tear off your clothes, put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." King David himself followed the corpse. (2 Samuel 3, 31)
They buried Abner at Hebron; there the king wept aloud over his grave and all the people joined in the lamentation. (2 Samuel 3, 32)
The king began the mourning song for Abner with these words, "Should Abner die as a fool dies? (2 Samuel 3, 33)
Then the people tried to persuade David to take some food while it was still day, but David swore, "May God do so to me and more if I touch food before sundown!" (2 Samuel 3, 35)
The people heeded this and it pleased them; in fact, they were pleased at whatever the king said. (2 Samuel 3, 36)
This day they realized, as did all the people of Israel, that the king had no part in the murder of Abner, son of Ner. (2 Samuel 3, 37)
Then the king said to his servants, "Do you realize that a general and valiant warrior passed away today in Israel? (2 Samuel 3, 38)
Although I am the anointed king, today I feel helpless to control the sons of Zeruiah. May Yahweh repay the one who did evil." (2 Samuel 3, 39)