They mourned and wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
2 Samuel 3:32 - New Revised Standard Version They buried Abner at Hebron. The king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They buried Abner in Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 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. Common English Bible They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept loudly at Abner’s grave. All the troops cried too. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David lifted up his voice, and he wept over the burial mound of Abner. And all the people also wept. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
They mourned and wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
The king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
So David commanded the young men, and they killed them; they cut off their hands and feet, and hung their bodies beside the pool at Hebron. But the head of Ishbaal they took and buried in the tomb of Abner at Hebron.
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I should have been false to God above.
“If I have rejoiced at the ruin of those who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook them—
Do not rejoice when your enemies fall, and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.