⁹ Then Abishai^(A) son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog^(B) curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head.”^(C)

¹³ If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley^(A) until not so much as a pebble is left.”