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.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
33And the king addressed his dirge unto Abner, and said,—As a base man dieth, should Abner have died?
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 strength to weep.
2 Samuel 4:12David therefore commanded the young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands, and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool, in Hebron,—but, the head of Ish-bosheth, took they, and buried in the grave of Abner, in Hebron.
Job 31:28That too, had been a judicial iniquity, For I should have been false to GOD, above.
Luke 19:41And, when he drew near, beholding the city, he wept over it, saying—
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 →