Thematic Bible: In mourning for abner


Thematic Bible



And David will hear from after this, and he will say, I am innocent, and my kingdom, with Jehovah even forever, from the bloods of Abner son of Ner. It will stay upon the head of Joab and to all the house of his father; and there shall not be cut off from the house of Joab, him flowing, and the leprous, and him holding fast upon a staff, and him falling upon a sword, and him diminished in bread. And Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because be slew Asahel their brother in Gibeon in war. read more.
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. And they will bury Abner in Hebron: and the king will lift up his voice and weep at the grave of Abner; and all the people will weep. And the king will lament for Abner, and he will say, As the fool died will Abner die? Thy hands not bound, and thy feet were not joined to fetters as falling before the sons of iniquity thou fellest. And all the people will add to weep over him. And all the people will come to cause David to eat bread, while yet day. And David will swear, saying, Thus will God do to me, and thus will he add, if before the going down of the sun I shall taste bread or anything. And all the people knew, and it will be good in their eyes, as all the king did was good in the eyes of all the people. And all the people knew, and all Israel, in that day, that it was not from the king to kill Abner son of Ner.