II Samuel 3:31
The Scripture
(31) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
As war continued between the houses of Saul and David, Abner quarreled with Ish-bosheth over Rizpah and then defected to David, promising to bring all Israel to him. Joab, seeking revenge for his brother Asahel, treacherously murdered Abner, and David publicly mourned him and cursed Joab's house for the crime.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 1:2II Samuel 1:11Genesis 37:29Genesis 37:34Joshua 7:6Judges 11:35II Kings 19:1Luke 7:14
Related verses (shared words)
I Kings 21:27I Samuel 17:55I Samuel 26:14II Samuel 2:14II Samuel 3:23I Kings 2:28