en_tn/2sa/03/37.md

Do you know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

David asks this question to emphasize his grief over the death of Abner. The phrase "has fallen" is used here as a polite way of saying "was killed." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)

Ner, Zeruiah

These are a male names. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

brutal

AT: "without mercy"