1. 2 Samuel 3:31 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Why did David command Joab to mourn the death of Abner?

2 Samuel 3:31 (NEG79)

31 David dit à Joab et à tout le peuple qui était avec lui: Déchirez vos vêtements, ceignez-vous de sacs, et pleurez devant Abner! Et le roi David marcha derrière le cercueil.

Joab was publicly humiliated when he was forced to wear mourning clothes and walk in front of Abner’s casket.1 The state-sponsored funeral shows that Abner was considered to be a loyal friend of David and that his death was not lawful.