Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 3:32
32When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept,
2 Samuel 3:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.
Context of 2 Samuel 3:32
30Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon. 31David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David walked behind the coffin. When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept, 33and the king sang a lament for Abner: Should Abner die as a fool dies? 34Your hands were not bound, your feet not placed in bronze shackles. You fell like one who falls victim to criminals. And all the people wept over him even more.
Read all of 2 Samuel 32 Samuel 3:32 word by word
וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֖ר בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן וַיִשָּׂ֧א הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֶת־קוֹל֗וֹ וַיֵּבְךְּ֙ אֶל־קֶ֣בֶר אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ כָּל־הָעָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
- Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
- in Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
- and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
- his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- at the graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
- and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:32
- 2 Samuel 1:12They mourned, wept, and fasted until the evening for those who died by the sword — for Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 18:33The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
- 1 Samuel 30:4David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.
- Job 31:28this would also be an iniquity deserving punishment, for I would have denied God above.
- Proverbs 24:17Don’t gloat when your enemy falls, and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Luke 19:41As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it,
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:32
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be fond of power, when a man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32By burying Abner in Hebron, which was David’s capital at the time, David showed publicly that Abner now stood with him rather than with Saul. This public act likely encouraged others from the northern tribes to follow Abner’s choice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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