Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;
"Who is like you in Israel?"  (1 Samuel 26:15) This was indeed a high compliment that David paid to Abner, and it was sincere, "Which is fully borne out by David's dirge at Abner's death  (2 Samuel 3:31-34,38)."[11]