2 Samuel 3:32
And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
33And the king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth?
Cross References
1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
2 Samuel 4:12And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
Job 31:28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have lied to God that is above.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:23-39
Joab Murders Abner; David's Reflections on Abner's Murder. ( b. c. 1048.) 22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done?… Read the whole commentary →