2 Samuel 3:33
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
In context
31 Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
32 When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.
33 And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
34 Your 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.
35 Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
2 Samuel 3:33 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
- KJV King James Version
- And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
- WEB World English Bible
- The king lamented for Abner, and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: — 'As the death of a fool doth Abner die?
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?