2Sa 3:31 | NET2full | STEP | David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him, “ Tear your clothes . Put on sackcloth . Lament before Abner !” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet .

2 Samuel 3:31

31 David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes. Put on sackcloth. Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed ^{▼▼tn Heb “was walking.”} behind the funeral pallet. ^{▼▼tn A ‫מִטָּה‬ (mittah) is typically bed with a frame (which can be ornate and covered with blankets and pillows). Here, like a stretcher, it is a portable frame for carrying a body, technically a bier.}