וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע דָּוִד֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקִ֨י אָנֹכִ֧י וּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛י מֵעִ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם מִדְּמֵ֖י אַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן־נֵֽר׃
Kemudian, setelah Daud mendengar hal itu, ia berkata, “Aku dan kerajaanku tidak bersalah untuk selama-lamanya di hadapan Yang Mahakekal atas darah Abner bin Ner.
Aggadat Bereshit
[1] A song of ascents. "Many [peoples] have afflicted me from my youth," (Psalms 129:1). And scriptures say: From [(the following)] six woes He shall save you [(by the afflictions which you have suffered)], and in the seventh, evil shall not reach you." (Job 5:19). Solomon explains that "six things the Lord hates..." (Proverbs 6:16). David says, "I have kept them," (Psalms 119:128) "My eyes are raised high" (ibid. 131), "My heart is not haughty, my eyes are not lofty" (Psalms 131:1), "A lying tongue" (Proverbs 6:17), "My soul is saved from deceitful lips and tongue" (Psalms 120:2). "Hands that shed innocent blood" (Proverbs 6:17), "I am clean and my kingdom is from the Lord" (2 Samuel 3:28). "A heart that devises wicked schemes" (Proverbs 6:18), "My heart is firm, O God; my heart is firm;" (Psalms 57:8) [edit. There is error in Hebrew reference says 57:5]. "Feet quick to run to evil," (Proverbs 6:18), "My feet stand on level ground" (Psalms 26:12). "A false witness who pours out lies" (Proverbs 6:19), "Do not hand me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me" (Psalms 27:12). "And one who sows discord among brethren" (Proverbs 6:19), "But as for me, listen to my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy place" (Psalms 28:2). From [(the following)] six woes He shall save you [(by the afflictions which you have suffered)], and in the seventh, evil shall not reach you." (Job 5:19), as the Holy One, blessed be He, saved David from these things because he kept them.