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2 Samuel 3:31

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

2 Samuel 3:31 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:31

Theological / Devotional

Gird you with sackcloth. Joab was required publicly to condemn his own deed by his part in the public mourning. David himself followed the bier as the chief mourner, and evidently dressed in royal attire, for he is here specifically called “king David.”

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