English Standard Version
2 Samuel 3:32
32They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king and all the people wept at his graveside.
Context of 2 Samuel 3:32
30So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon. 31Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the bier. They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33And the king lamented for Abner, saying, "Should Abner die as a fool dies? 34Your hands were not bound; your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen." And all the people wept again over him.
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 1:12And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
- 2 Samuel 18:33And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"
- 1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
- Job 31:28this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above.
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
- Luke 19:41And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over 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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- 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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