# Do you not answer, Abner?
David uses a question to shame Abner into answering. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "Answer me, Abner!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# shouted
"spoke as loudly as he could" so Saul and his men could hear him
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]