Parallel Verses
NET Bible
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 bier.
New American Standard Bible
Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “
King James 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.
Holman Bible
David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth,
International Standard Version
David ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner." King David walked behind the funeral procession,
A Conservative Version
And David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.
American 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 followed the bier.
Amplified
Then David said to Joab and to all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David walked behind the bier.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.
Julia Smith Translation
And David will say to Joab and to all the people which were with him, Rend your garments and gird you with sack-cloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David went after the litter.
King James 2000
And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the coffin.
Lexham Expanded Bible
David said to Joab and to all the people who [were] with him, "Tear your clothing and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." Now King David [was] following after the bier.
Modern King James verseion
And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David said to Joab and to all the people that were with him, "Rent your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." And king David himself followed the bier.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
And David said unto Joab, and unto all the people who were with him, - Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and lament aloud before Abner. And, King David himself, was following the bier.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Abner » Murdered by joab; david's sorrow for
Burial » Attended by » Attendance » Friends
Burial » Attended by » Great lamentation at
Burial » The body was » Carried on a bier to
Burial » Bier (coffin) used at
Burial » Attended by relatives and friends » Abner
Chiding » David chides joab for killing abner
The Dead » Mourning for » General references to
The Dead » Mourning for, often » Testified by rending the garments
Garments » Materials used for » Sackcloth
Mourning » General references to
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 3:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abner Is Killed
30 So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon during the battle. 31 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 bier. 32 So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner's grave and all the people wept too.
Cross References
Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.
Joshua 7:6
Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.
Judges 11:35
When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said, "Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! You have brought me disaster! I made an oath to the Lord, and I cannot break it."
2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he approached David, the man threw himself to the ground.
2 Samuel 1:11
David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.
Genesis 37:29
Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,
2 Kings 19:1
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord's temple.
Luke 7:14
Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"