וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲנָתֹת֙ לֵ֣ךְ עַל־שָׂדֶ֔יךָ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ מָ֖וֶת אָ֑תָּה וּבַיּ֨וֹם הַזֶּ֜ה לֹ֣א אֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ כִּֽי־נָשָׂ֜אתָ אֶת־אֲר֨וֹן אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהֹוִה֙ לִפְנֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י וְכִ֣י הִתְעַנִּ֔יתָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְעַנָּ֖ה אָבִֽי׃
Kepada imam Abyatar, raja berkata: “Pergilah ke Anatot, ke ladang-ladangmu, karena kamu pantas dihukum mati. Tetapi pada hari ini aku tidak akan membunuhmu, karena kamu dahulu mengangkut tabut Tuhan Yang Mahakekal di hadapan Daud, ayahku, dan karena kamu ikut menanggung segala penderitaan yang ditanggung ayahku.”
Reshit Chokhmah
The Explanation of the Word 'Anava' (Humility) and its Qualities: To explain humility, we refer to one who is 'Ani' (poor) and 'Inui' (tortured) in a way that he is surrendered. It is the concept of being poor and dependant [meaning, he will accept anything that comes his way]. So too (as in Parshat Shemot 10:3), "מאנת לענות מפני," from the Targaminan, "לאתכנעא." So too, this applies to a poor person and one who is fasting, as it says, "וכי התענית בכל אשר התענה אבי," and from this we can take that in all of these, the intention of them is the level of surrender.