2 Samuel 3:33 “And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death o…”

2 Samuel 3:33

And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

World English Bible

The king lamented for Abner, and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And the King lamented ouer Abner, and sayde, Dyed Abner as a foole dyeth?

Darby Translation

And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?

Young's Literal Translation

and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: — 'As the death of a fool doth Abner die?

Bible in Basic English

And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?

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Cross references

“as a fool dieth”

Proverbs 18:7 Jeremiah 17:11 2 Samuel 13:12 2 Samuel 13:13 2 Samuel 13:28 2 Samuel 13:29

Proverbs 18:7 · BSB

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Jeremiah 17:11 · BSB

Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”

2 Samuel 13:12 · BSB

“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!

2 Samuel 13:13 · BSB

Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

2 Samuel 13:28 · BSB

Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valian…

2 Samuel 13:29 · BSB

So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.

Also

2 Chronicles 35:25 2 Samuel 1:17

2 Chronicles 35:25 · BSB

Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

2 Samuel 1:17 · BSB

Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

32When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.

34Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.

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