2 Samuel 3:33
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?”
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“And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: --`As the death of a fool doth Abner die?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 3:33 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 1:17Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
- 2 Samuel 13:12“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
- 2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
- 2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
- Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Ecclesiastes 2:15So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
- Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
- Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
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