2Sa 3:39 | ESV | STEP | And I was gentle today , though anointed king . These men , the sons of Zeruiah , are more severe than I. The Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness !

‏ 2 Samuel 3:39

39 And I was gentle today, though anointed king. ^aThese men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. ^bThe Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”