2 Samuel 1:11

Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:

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Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

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10So I put my foot on him and gave him his death-blow, because I was certain that he would not go on living after his fall: and I took the crown from his head and the band from his arm, and I have them here for my lord.

12And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:34Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.

2 Samuel 3:31And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

2 Kings 5:7But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

Romans 12:15Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:2-11

Second Samuel This book is the history of the reign of king David. We had in the foregoing book an account of his designation to the government, and his struggles with Saul, which ended at length in the death of his persecutor. This book begins with his accession to the throne, and is entirely taken up with the affairs of the government during the forty years he reigned, and therefore is entitled by the LXX. The Third Book of the Kings. It gives us an account of David's triumphs and his troubles. I. His triumphs… Read the whole commentary →

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