1. 2 Samuel 3:33–34 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why did David sing a lament for Abner?

2 Samuel 3:33–34 (ESV)

33 And the king lamented for Abner, saying, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?

Similar to his lament for Saul and Jonathan, the lament and mourning of David shows that he respected Abner and that he was innocent of his death.1