2 Samuel 3:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David himself followed the bier.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} said{H559} to Joab,{H3097} and to all the people{H5971} that were with him, Rend{H7167} your clothes,{H899} and gird{H2296} you with sackcloth,{H8242} and mourn{H5594} before{H6440} Abner.{H74} And king{H4428} David{H1732} followed{H1980} the bier.{H4296}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Joab{H3097}, and to all the people{H5971} that were with him, Rend{H7167}{(H8798)} your clothes{H899}, and gird{H2296}{(H8798)} you with sackcloth{H8242}, and mourn{H5594}{(H8798)} before{H6440} Abner{H74}. And king{H4428} David{H1732} himself followed{H1980}{(H8802)}{H310} the bier{H4296}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Dauid sayde vnto Ioab and to all ye people yt was with him: Rente youre clothes, and gyrde sack cloth aboute you, and make lamentacion for Abner. And the kynge wente after the Bere.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Dauid said to Ioab, and to al the people that were with him, Rent your clothes, and put on sackecloth, and mourne before Abner: and King Dauid him selfe followed the beare.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid sayde to Ioab and to all the people that were with him: Rent your clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourne before Abner. And king Dauid him selfe folowed the beere.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that [were] with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David [himself] followed the bier.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. King David followed the bier.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And David saith unto Joab, and unto all the people who `are' with him, `Rend your garments, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner;' and king David is going after the bier.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. King David followed the bier.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:34 : 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
  • Josh 7:6 : 6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there until evening. The elders of Israel did the same and put dust on their heads.
  • Judg 11:35 : 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, 'Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me to my knees and made me miserable, for I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.'
  • 2 Sam 1:2 : 2 On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he arrived before David, he fell to the ground and showed respect.
  • 2 Sam 1:11 : 11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
  • 2 Kgs 19:1 : 1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
  • Luke 7:14 : 14 Then He approached the coffin, touched it, and the bearers stopped. He said, 'Young man, I say to you, arise.'
  • Gen 37:29 : 29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Sam 3:32-34
    3 verses
    89%

    32 They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept with him.

    33 The king sang a lament for Abner, saying: 'Should Abner die as a fool dies?

    34 Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. You fell as one falls before the wicked.' And all the people wept over him.

  • 2 Sam 3:30
    81%

    30 (Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

  • 2 Sam 1:11-12
    2 verses
    81%

    11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

    12 They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 19:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died in your place, Absalom, my son, my son!"

    2 Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."

  • 2 Sam 13:31
    79%

    31 The king got up, tore his clothes, and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

  • 2 Sam 3:26-28
    3 verses
    76%

    26 Joab then left David and sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the cistern at Sirah. But David knew nothing about it.

    27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside inside the gate, as if to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, killing him in revenge for the blood of his brother Asahel.

    28 Later, when David heard about this, he declared, 'I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD regarding the blood of Abner son of Ner.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    76%

    17 David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan:

  • 2 Sam 13:36-37
    2 verses
    76%

    36 As he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, weeping loudly. The king and all his servants also wept bitterly.

    37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.

  • 2 Sam 3:37-38
    2 verses
    76%

    37 So on that day all the people and all Israel knew that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.

    38 Then the king said to his men, 'Do you not realize that a commander and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?'

  • 2 Sam 3:21-24
    4 verses
    75%

    21 Then Abner said to David, 'Let me go at once and gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and you may rule over all that your heart desires.' So David sent Abner away in peace.

    22 Just then, David’s men and Joab returned from a raid, bringing a large amount of plunder, but Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, for David had sent him away in peace.

    23 When Joab and all the soldiers who were with him arrived, they were told, 'Abner son of Ner came to the king, and the king sent him away in peace.'

    24 So Joab went to the king and said, 'What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!'

  • 2 Sam 3:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16 But her husband followed her, weeping as he went, all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, 'Go back home.' So he returned.

    17 Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, 'For some time you have wanted to make David your king.

  • 1 Kgs 2:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31 The king said to him, 'Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and my father's house the guilt of the blood that Joab shed without cause.

    32 The LORD will bring back his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than himself—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army—killing them with the sword without my father David knowing it.

  • 2 Sam 15:30
    74%

    30 David continued up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All the people with him also covered their heads and were weeping as they went up.

  • 2 Sam 14:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Joab, son of Zeruiah, realized that the king's heart was focused on Absalom.

    2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, "Please act like you are in mourning. Put on mourning clothes and do not anoint yourself with oil. Behave as if you have been mourning for the dead for a long time.

  • 2 Sam 3:9
    74%

    9 May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not carry out what the Lord swore to David.

  • 2 Sam 2:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31 But David’s men had struck down three hundred and sixty men from Benjamin and Abner’s followers, who died in battle.

    32 They took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb at Bethlehem. Joab and his men traveled all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.

  • 2 Sam 19:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 The people stole away into the city that day, as men who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.

    5 The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 1 Sam 26:14
    73%

    14 Then David called out to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, saying, "Won't you answer, Abner?" Abner replied, "Who are you calling to the king?"

  • 2 Sam 4:1
    73%

    1 When Saul's son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all of Israel was shaken.

  • 1 Sam 30:4
    73%

    4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until they could weep no more because they had no strength left.

  • 2 Sam 2:24
    73%

    24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
    73%

    39 King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

  • 2 Sam 2:5
    72%

    5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, 'May you be blessed by the LORD for showing this kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.'

  • 2 Sam 2:17
    72%

    17 The battle that day was fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

  • 1 Kgs 2:5
    72%

    5 Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—how he killed the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He shed their blood as if in war during a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with the blood.

  • 2 Sam 4:12
    72%

    12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    71%

    57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

  • 2 Sam 3:19
    71%

    19 Abner also spoke to the people of Benjamin and then went to Hebron to tell David everything that seemed good to Israel and the whole house of Benjamin.

  • 2 Sam 20:11
    71%

    11 One of Joab's men stood by Amasa and said, "Whoever is loyal to Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!"

  • 2 Sam 18:15
    71%

    15 Ten of Joab’s young armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

  • 2 Sam 3:6
    71%

    6 During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was gaining strength in Saul's house.

  • 2 Sam 2:21
    71%

    21 Abner said to him, 'Turn aside to your right or to your left; seize one of the young men and take his armor.' But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    71%

    24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.