And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
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Verse 32 is found in chapter 3 of 2 Samuel. David orders public mourning for Abner and composes a lamentation making clear that he will not celebrate the death of a political adversary. His fasting until sunset convinces the people of the sincerity of his grief. Yet David acknowledges his own vulnerability before the sons of Zeruiah. The section presents a king who possesses the moral authority to condemn violence but still struggles to control his most powerful men completely.
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Und da sie Abner begruben zu Hebron, hob der König seine Stimme auf und weinte bei dem Grabe Abners, und weinte auch alles Volk.
Y sepultaron a Abner en Hebrón: y alzando el rey su voz, lloró junto al sepulcro de Abner; y lloró también todo el pueblo.
On enterra Abner à Hébron. Le roi éleva la voix et pleura sur le sépulcre d'Abner, et tout le peuple pleura.
Ed Abner fu seppellito in Hebron. E il re alzò la voce, e pianse presso alla sepoltura di Abner; tutto il popolo ancora pianse.
E, sepultando a Abner em Hebrom, o rei levantou a sua voz, e chorou junto da sepultura de Abner; e chorou todo o povo.
他們把 押尼珥 葬在 希伯崙 。王在 押尼珥 的墓旁放聲大哭,眾百姓也都哭了。
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