2 Samuel 3:31

2 Samuel 3:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” And King David followed the coffin.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then David said to Joab and all those who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on burlap. Mourn for Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the procession to the grave.

Context of 2 Samuel 3:31

29May his blood fall on the head of Joab and on his whole family! May Joab’s family never be without someone who has a running sore or leprosy or who leans on a crutch or who falls by the sword or who lacks food.” 30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.) Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner.” King David himself walked behind the bier. 32They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also. 33The king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner have died as the lawless die?

2 Samuel 3:31 word by word

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל־יוֹאָ֜ב וְאֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֗וֹ קִרְע֤וּ בִגְדֵיכֶם֙ וְחִגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְסִפְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔ד הֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵ֥י הַמִּטָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• and to all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• with him, Rendקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• your clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and girdחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• you with sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• and mournסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• And kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• followedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
• the bierמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:31

• 2 Samuel 1:2On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honor.
• Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.
• Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening. The elders of Israel did the same, and sprinkled dust on their heads.
• Judges 11:35When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.”
• 2 Kings 19:1When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord.
• Luke 7:14Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31David said to Joab - He commanded him to take on him the part of a principal mourner.Read the comment
• 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. 31King David himself walked: David took part publicly in the mourning procession. He wept openly at the gravesite (2 Samuel 3:32) and later refused to eat as a sign of mourning (2 Samuel 3:35). These actions made it clear to the people that David had not ordered the killing of Abner (2 Samuel 3:37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth--David's sorrow was sincere and profound, and he took occasion to give it public expression by the funeral honors he appointed for Abner. King David himself followed the bier--a sort of wooden frame, partly resembling a coffin, and partly a hand-barrow.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:31

• Abner
• Bier
• Burial
• Chiding
• Mourning
• Rending
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• David
• Joab
• Communication
• Ishbosheth
• Mourn
• Sackcloth
• Translate
• Bier
• Genealogy

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