2 Samuel 3:33

Translations

Modern

And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?

Traditional

And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

Literal

And the king lamented over Abner and said, “As the death of a fool should Abner die?

Latin

Plangensque rex, et lugens Abner, ait: Nequaquam ut mori solent ignavi, mortuus est Abner.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?

Notes

2 Samuel 3:33

die the death of a fool: Joab deceived Abner by pretending to be his friend. He was actually an enemy (see 2 Samuel 3:27).

2 Samuel 3:1–39

The house of David (David’s family line and those loyal to his rule) grew stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker. A key turning point came when Abner, who held the real political power among Saul’s followers, changed his loyalty to David. When Abner did this, many of his relatives from the northern tribes followed him.

Theme notes and profiles

Abner David Joab

Events

Reign of Davidc. 1055 BC

Related verses

2 Samuel 13:12–13
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2 Chronicles 35:25
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
Luke 12:19–20
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
Ecclesiastes 2:15–16
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Jeremiah 17:11
Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
2 Samuel 13:28–29
Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”

People

Abner: Saul's cousin and commander of his army

Glossary

Abner David Ishbosheth Joab Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Abner: Murdered by Joab; David's Sorrow For Burial: Orations Sometimes Made At Elegy: On Abner Mourning: David's Lamentations Over: The Death of Abner Poetry: Elegy: Upon the Death of Abner Tact in David's Popular Methods in Mourning for Abner

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