31 David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth,(A) and mourn over Abner.” And King David walked behind the coffin.[a]

32 When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept, 33 and the king sang a lament for Abner:(B)

Should Abner die as a fool dies?

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Footnotes

  1. 3:31 Or the bier; lit the bed

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