Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 3:31
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2 Samuel3:31
31 ¶ And David said to Joab , and to all the people that were with him, Rent your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner . And king David himself followed the bier .
Him he especially obliged to it; partly, to bring him to Repentance for his sin: partly, to expose him to publick shame, and to the contempt and hatred of all the people, with whom he had too great an interest, which hereby David designed to diminish.
i. e. Attending upon his Corps, and paying him that respect and honour which was due to his quality.
Which was against the usage of Kings, and might seem below David's Dignity; but it was now expedient to vindicate himself from all suspition of contrivance or concurrence in this action.
Marginal references: Josh. 7. 6.; Heb. bed.
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