And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him. He could not answer Abner a word - Miserable is the lot of a king who is governed by the general of his army, who may strip him of his power and dignity whenever he pleases! Witness the fate of poor Charles I. of England and Louis XVI. of France. Military men, above all others, should never be intrusted with any civil power, and should be great only in the field.
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2 Samuel 3:11
11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.