Then David said to Joab and all those who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on burlap. Mourn for Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the procession to the grave.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Rend your clothes. —David commands a public mourning with the usual signs of torn clothes and sackcloth, and lays this co…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that [were] with
him
To his whole court…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart and in many …