³ He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave^(A) was there, and Saul went in to relieve^(B) himself. David and his men were far back in the cave.

³ But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over.^(A) My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”