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2 Samuel 3:34

King James Version (KJV)

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Thy hands [were] not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, [so] fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

2 Samuel 3:34 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:34

Theological / Devotional

Before wicked men. David’s elegy to Abner was a cutting rebuke to the murderers of Israel’s commander in chief. He publicly expressed his contempt and scorn for men who would perform so foul a deed. His magnanimous recognition of the merits of one who only a short time before had been his bitter enemy won the hearts of all Israel. The people knew that with a man like David on the throne the kingdom would be in the hands of a man with a conscience as well as courage, and with a heart as well as a sword.

By SdaBc