Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The king sang a lament for Abner and said, "Should Abner have died the death of a fool?
New American Standard Bible
“Should Abner die as a fool dies?
King James Version
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
Holman Bible
and the king sang a lament for Abner:
International Standard Version
The king composed this mourning song for Abner: "Should Abner's death be like a fool's?
A Conservative Version
And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dies?
American Standard Version
And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?
Amplified
And the king sang a dirge (funeral song) over Abner and said,
Bible in Basic English
And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?
Darby Translation
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will lament for Abner, and he will say, As the fool died will Abner die?
King James 2000
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dies?
Modern King James verseion
And the king mourned over Abner and said, Did Abner die like a fool dies?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the king lamented over Abner and said, "Abner died not as a wretch dieth.
NET Bible
The king chanted the following lament for Abner: "Should Abner have died like a fool?
New Heart English Bible
The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?
The Emphasized Bible
And the king addressed his dirge unto Abner, and said, - As a base man dieth, should Abner have died?
Webster
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
World English Bible
The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?
Youngs Literal Translation
and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: -- 'As the death of a fool doth Abner die?
Themes
Abner » Murdered by joab; david's sorrow for
Burial » Orations sometimes made at
Mourning » David's lamentations over » The death of abner
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 3:33
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abner Is Killed
32 And they buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33 The king sang a lament for Abner and said, "Should Abner have died the death of a fool? 34 Your hands [were] not tied and your feet [were] not in contact with bronze fetters. You have fallen as one who falls before sons of wickedness." Then {all the people wept over him again}.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 1:17
Then David sang this funeral song over Saul and over Jonathan his son.
2 Samuel 13:12-13
Then Tamar said to him, "No, my brother! Do not force me, for such a thing has not been done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
2 Samuel 13:28-29
Absalom commanded his servants, saying, "Please watch. At the moment the heart of Amnon [is] {tipsy} with wine, then I shall say to you, 'Strike Amnon down,' and you shall kill him! Don't be afraid. [Is] it not I myself who has commanded you? Be courageous and be {valiant!}
2 Chronicles 35:25
And Jeremiah uttered a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers have spoken in their laments about Josiah to this day. And they made them a requirement in Israel, and behold, they are written in the laments.
Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.
Ecclesiastes 2:15-16
So I said {to myself}, "{If I also suffer the same fate as the fool}, {what advantage is my great wisdom}?" So I said {to myself}, "This also [is] vanity!"
Jeremiah 17:11
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] be a fool."
Luke 12:19-20
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '