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31-32 David said to Joab and to all the people with Joab, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth. Cry for Abner.” They buried Abner in Hebron. David went to the funeral. King David and all the people cried at Abner’s grave.

33 King David sang this sad song at Abner’s funeral:

“Did Abner die like some foolish criminal?
34     Abner, your hands were not tied.
    Your feet were not put in chains.
No, Abner, evil men killed you!”

Then all the people cried again for Abner.

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32 They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept(A) aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.

33 The king sang this lament(B) for Abner:

“Should Abner have died as the lawless die?
34     Your hands were not bound,
    your feet were not fettered.(C)
You fell as one falls before the wicked.”

And all the people wept over him again.

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