2 Samuel 3:31 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 3:31

29 ^aLet it rest on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and let there never fail to be in the¹ house of Joab one ^bwho has a discharge or is a leper, who leans on a staff or falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.”

30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother ^aAsahel at Gibeon in the battle.

David’s Mourning for Abner

31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, ^a“Tear your clothes, ^bgird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” And King David followed the coffin.

32 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.

33 And the king sang a lament over Abner and said:
“Should Abner die as a ^afool dies?

34 Your hands were not bound
Nor your feet put into fetters;
As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell.” Then all the people wept over him again.

35 And when all the people came ^ato persuade David to eat food while it was still day, David took an oath, saying, ^b“God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else ^ctill the sun goes down!”

36 Now all the people took note of it, and it pleased them, since whatever the king did pleased all the people.

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Definitions of words in 2 Samuel 3:31:

A {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Abner {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abner {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abner {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Coffin {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Coffin {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

David {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
David {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
David {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Joab {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Joab {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Joab {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sackcloth {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Sackcloth {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Mourn {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing 2 Samuel 3:31:

Mourn {Easton's}

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