2 Samuel 3:32

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

30So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because Abner had killed their brother Asahel at the battle of Gibeon. 31Then 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. They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king and all the people wept at his graveside. 33Then the king sang this funeral song for Abner: “Should Abner have died as fools die? 34Your hands were not bound; your feet were not chained. No, you were murdered— the victim of a wicked plot.” All the people wept again for Abner.

2 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 and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the Lord’s army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day.
• 2 Samuel 18:33The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”
• 1 Samuel 30:4they wept until they could weep no more.
• Job 31:28If so, I should be punished by the judges, for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven.
• Proverbs 24:17Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; don’t be happy when they stumble.
• Luke 19:41But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.

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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:32

• Abner
• Hebron
• Tact
• Weeping

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• Hebron
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Communication
• Ishbosheth
• Mourn
• Sackcloth
• Translate
• Genealogy
• Government

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