So allthe peopleand allIsraelunderstoodthat daythat it had not been[the will] of the kingto putAbnerthe sonof Nerto death.
ThusShimeisaidwhen he cursed,"Getout, getout, you manof bloodshed,and worthlessfellow!
Now allthe peopletooknote[of it], and it pleasedthem, just as everythingthe kingdidpleasedallthe people.
Then the kingsaidto his servants,"Do you not knowthat a princeand a greatmanhas fallenthisdayin Israel?
"The LORDwill returnhis bloodon his own head,becausehe fellupon twomenmorerighteousand betterthanhe and killedthem with the sword,while my fatherDaviddid not know[it]: Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof the armyof Israel,and Amasathe sonof Jether,commanderof the armyof Judah.
for the half-tribeof Manassehin Gilead,Iddothe sonof Zechariah;for Benjamin,Jaasielthe sonof Abner;
The nameof Saul'swifewas Ahinoamthe daughterof Ahimaaz.And the nameof the captainof his armywas Abnerthe sonof Ner,Saul'suncle.