2 Samuel 3 · Verse 32

2 Samuel 3:32

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.
2 Samuel 3:32, King James Version

2 Samuel 3:32 in other translations

BSBWhen they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.
WEBThey buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at Abner’s grave; and all the people wept.
ASVAnd they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
YLTAnd they bury Abner in Hebron, and the king lifteth up his voice, and weepeth at the grave of Abner, and all the people weep;
DARBYAnd they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

What does 2 Samuel 3:32 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:22-39

Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be…

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2 Samuel 3:32 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.Ruand they buriedH6912
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerAbnerH74
בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.Ronin HebronH2275
וַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'and he lifted upH5375
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קוֹל֗וֹko.Lovoice hisH6963
וַיֵּבְךְּ֙vai.ye.veKand he weptH1058
אֶל\־'el-toH413
קֶ֣בֶרKe.ver[the] grave ofH6913
אַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerAbnerH74
וַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.Kuand they weptH1058
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעָֽם\׃\ \פha.'Amthe peopleH5971

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 3:32

  • Proverbs 24:17

    Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

  • Job 31:28

    This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

  • 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 the Lord, 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.

  • 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 God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • Luke 19:41-42

    And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

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1:12; 18:33; 1Sa 30:4; Job 31:28; Pr 24:17; Lu 19:41,42

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 3:31

    And 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 himself followed the bier.

  • 2 Samuel 3:32

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 3:33

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

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2 Samuel 3:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sepultaron á Abner en Hebrón: y alzando el rey su voz, lloró junto al sepulcro de Abner; y lloró también todo el pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils enterrèrent Abner à Hébron; et le roi éleva sa voix et pleura au sépulcre d’Abner; et tout le peuple pleura.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie begruben Abner zu Hebron; und der König erhob seine Stimme und weinte am Grabe Abners, und das ganze Volk weinte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque sepelissent Abner in Hebron, levavit rex David vocem suam, et flevit super tumulum Abner: flevit autem et omnis populus.