2 Samuel 3:33

Good News Translation

David sang this lament for Abner: “Why did Abner have to die like a fool?

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:17

David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

2 Samuel 3:34

His hands were not tied, And his feet were not bound; He died like someone killed by criminals!” And the people wept for him again.

2 Chronicles 35:25

The prophet Jeremiah composed a lament for King Josiah. It has become a custom in Israel for the singers, both men and women, to use this song when they mourn for him. The song is found in the collection of laments.

Proverbs 18:7

When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.

Jeremiah 17:11

The person who gets money dishonestly is like a bird that hatches eggs it didn't lay. In the prime of life he will lose his riches, and in the end he is nothing but a fool.

Ezekiel 32:16

This solemn warning will become a funeral song. The women of the nations will sing it to mourn for Egypt and all its people. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken.”