2 Samuel 3:31

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.

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  • Gen 37:34 : 34 And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
  • Josh 7:6 : 6 And Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
  • Judg 11:35 : 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are among those who trouble me: for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot go back.
  • 2 Sam 1:2 : 2 On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes torn and earth upon his head: and when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid respect.
  • 2 Sam 1:11 : 11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
  • 2 Kgs 19:1 : 1 And it happened, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
  • Luke 7:14 : 14 And he came and touched the bier: and those who carried him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Arise.
  • Gen 37:29 : 29 And Reuben returned to the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

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  • 2 Sam 3:32-34
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    32And they buried Abner in Hebron, and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

    33And the king lamented over Abner and said, Did Abner die as a fool dies?

    34Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters. As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell. And all the people wept again over him.

  • 2 Sam 3:30
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    30So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

  • 2 Sam 1:11-12
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    81%

    11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

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

  • 2 Sam 19:1-2
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    80%

    1And it was told to Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.

    2And the victory that day turned into mourning for all the people; for the people heard it said that day how the king was grieved for his son.

  • 2 Sam 13:31
    79%

    31Then the king arose, tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

  • 2 Sam 3:26-28
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    26And when Joab had gone out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.

    27And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there under the fifth rib, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

    28And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD forever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    76%

    17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

  • 2 Sam 13:36-37
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    76%

    36And it came to pass, as soon as he had finished speaking, that behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept bitterly.

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

  • 2 Sam 3:37-38
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    76%

    37For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not the king's doing to kill Abner the son of Ner.

    38And the king said to his servants, Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

  • 2 Sam 3:21-24
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    21And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a league with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires. And David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

    22And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

    23When Joab and all the host that was with him had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

    24Then Joab came to the king and said, What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone?

  • 2 Sam 3:16-17
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    75%

    16And her husband went with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, Go, return. And he returned.

    17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, You sought for David in times past to be king over you.

  • 1 Kgs 2:31-32
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    31And the king said unto him, Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, that you may take away the innocent blood which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.

    32And the Lord will return his blood upon his own head, who struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

  • 2 Sam 15:30
    74%

    30And David went up by the ascent of Mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

  • 2 Sam 14:1-2
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    74%

    1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

    2And Joab sent to Tekoa, and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, I pray you, pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning clothes now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead:

  • 2 Sam 3:9
    74%

    9God do so to Abner, and more also, unless, as the LORD has sworn to David, even so I do to him;

  • 2 Sam 2:31-32
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    74%

    31But the servants of David had struck Benjamin, and Abner's men, so that three hundred and sixty men died.

    32And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men traveled all night, and they came to Hebron at dawn.

  • 2 Sam 19:4-5
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    4But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

    5And Joab came into the house to the king and said, You have shamed today the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;

  • 1 Sam 26:14
    73%

    14And David cried out to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, "Do you not answer, Abner?" Then Abner answered and said, "Who are you that cries to the king?"

  • 2 Sam 4:1
    73%

    1And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were weak, and all the Israelites were troubled.

  • 1 Sam 30:4
    73%

    4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

  • 2 Sam 2:24
    73%

    24Joab also and Abishai pursued Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, that is before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
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    39And King David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.

  • 2 Sam 2:5
    72%

    5And David sent messengers to the men of Jabeshgilead, and said to them, Blessed be you of the LORD, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.

  • 2 Sam 2:17
    72%

    17And there was a very fierce battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

  • 1 Kgs 2:5
    72%

    5Moreover, you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his belt that was about his loins, and in his shoes on his feet.

  • 2 Sam 4:12
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    12And David commanded his young men, and they killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 18:33
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    33And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 2 Sam 3:19
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    19And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin. And Abner went to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

  • 2 Sam 20:11
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    11And one of Joab's men stood by Amasa and said, Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.

  • 2 Sam 18:15
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    15And ten young men who carried Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.

  • 2 Sam 3:6
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    6And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 2:21
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    21And Abner said to him, Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and take hold of one of the young men, and take his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.