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32 They buried Abner in Hebron, and David and all the people cried at Abner’s grave.

33 King David sang this funeral song for Abner.

“Did Abner die like a fool?
34 His hands were not tied.
    His feet were not in chains.
He fell at the hands of evil men.”

Then all the people cried again for Abner.

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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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