2 Samuel 3:32

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Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept,

Hebrew Names Version
They buried Aviner in Hevron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Aviner; and all the people wept.

King James Version
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.

Lexham English Bible
And they buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

English Standard Version
They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

New Century Version
They buried Abner in Hebron, and David and all the people cried at Abner's grave.

New English Translation
So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner's grave and all the people wept too.

Amplified Bible
They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king raised his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

New American Standard Bible
And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king raised his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they had buryed Abner in Hebron, the King lift vp his voyce, and wept beside the sepulchre of Abner, and all the people wept.

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

Contemporary English Version
Abner was buried in Hebron, while David and everyone else stood at the tomb and cried loudly.

Complete Jewish Bible
They buried Avner at Hevron; the king wept aloud at Avner's grave, and all the people wept.

Darby Translation
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.

George Lamsa Translation
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.

Good News Translation
Abner was buried at Hebron, and the king wept aloud at the grave, and so did all the people.

Literal Translation
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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they buryed Abner at Hebron, the kynge lifte vp his voyce, and wepte besyde Abners graue, and all the people wepte also.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
And 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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they buried Abner in Hebron, the king lift vp his voyce, & wept besyde the sepulchre of Abner, and al the people wept.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.

King James Version (1611)
And they buried Abner in Hebron, and the king lift vp his voice, and wept at the graue of Abner; and all the people wept.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they bury Abenner in Chebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at his tomb, and all the people wept for Abenner.

English Revised Version
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.

Berean Standard Bible
When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner's tomb, and all the people wept.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei hadden biried Abner in Ebron, kyng Dauid reiside his vois, and wepte on the biriel of Abner; `forsothe and al the puple wepte.

Young's Literal Translation
And they bury Abner in Hebron, and the king lifteth up his voice, and weepeth at the grave of Abner, and all the people weep;

Update Bible Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
They buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

New King James Version
So they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

New Living Translation
They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king and all the people wept at his graveside.

New Life Bible
They buried Abner in Hebron. And the king cried in a loud voice at Abner's grave. All the people cried.

New Revised Standard
They buried Abner at Hebron. The king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Revised Standard Version
They buried Abner at Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

Contextual Overview

²² Joab and David's officers came back from battle. They had many valuable things that they had taken from the enemy. David had just let Abner leave in peace. So Abner was not there in Hebron with David. ²³ Joab and all his army arrived at Hebron. The army said to Joab, "Abner son of Ner came to King David, and David let Abner leave in peace." ²⁴ Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Abner came to you, but you sent him away without hurting him! Why? ²⁵ You know Abner son of Ner. He came to trick you. He came to learn all about what you are doing." ²⁶ Joab left David and sent messengers to Abner at the well of Sirah. The messengers brought Abner back, but David did not know this. ²⁷ When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab met him in the gateway, pulled him aside to talk in private, and then stabbed him in the stomach. So he got his revenge against Abner. Joab killed Abner because Abner had killed Joab's brother Asahel. ²⁸ Later David heard the news and said, "My kingdom and I are innocent of the death of Abner son of Ner. The Lord knows this. ²⁹ Joab and his family are responsible for this, and they will be cursed. Many troubles will come to his family. His people will be sick with leprosy, crippled, killed in war, and not have enough food to eat!" ³⁰ Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because Abner had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon. ³¹David said to Joab and to all the people with Joab, "Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth. Cry for Abner." They buried Abner in Hebron. David went to the funeral. King David and all the people cried at Abner's grave.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lifted: 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Samuel 30:4, Job 31:28, Proverbs 24:17, Luke 19:41, Luke 19:42

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 4:12 - in the sepulchre 2 Samuel 21:14 - buried

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they buried Abner in Hebron,.... According to the Jewish account of places of burial s, he was buried in the midst of the city, though burying places were generally without; and so Fuller t places this in his map; whether the cave of Machpelah, which was near Hebron, was now used for a burying place, is not certain:

and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; made a great outcry, a loud lamentation, so as to be heard by all the people; and which no doubt was real and hearty, and not done merely with political views:

and all the people wept; through concern for the death of Abner, especially on account of the manner in which it was, and in imitation of the king, and being affected with his tears and cries.

s Cippi Heb. p. 8. t Pisgah-Sight, &c. in the Map of Judah.