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

31 David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth,(B) 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,

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Footnotes

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

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