32 And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king raised his voice and wept at (A)the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33 And (B)the king sang a song of mourning for Abner and said,

“Should Abner die as a fool dies?
34 Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in bronze shackles;
As one falls before the [a]wicked, you have fallen.”

And all the people wept over him again.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 3:34 Lit sons of wickedness

32 They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept(A) aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.

33 The king sang this lament(B) for Abner:

“Should Abner have died as the lawless die?
34     Your hands were not bound,
    your feet were not fettered.(C)
You fell as one falls before the wicked.”

And all the people wept over him again.

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