2 Samuel 3:33

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“And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?”

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BSBPD

“And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: --`As the death of a fool doth Abner die?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 3:33 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 1:17Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
  2. 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!
  3. 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!”
  4. 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.
  5. Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.”
  8. 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!”’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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