2 Samuel 3:32

What does 2 Samuel 3:32 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 3:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they bury Abner in Hebron, and the king lifteth up his voice, and weepeth at the grave of Abner, and all the people weep;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner: and all the people also wept.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.31And 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 followed the bier.

v.32This passage

v.33And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 24:17

    Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

  • 2 Samuel 18:33

    And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • Luke 19:41

    And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,

  • 2 Samuel 1:12

    and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

  • 1 Samuel 30:4

    Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

  • Job 31:28

    This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

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