Grief At the Loss of a Great Statesman
2 Samuel 3:38
And the king said to his servants, Know you not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?


When Mirabeau, the great French statesman, died the Assembly voted that he should be buried in the Pantheon. On the day of his funeral an immense multitude gathered together. The streets were filled by a huge procession, which followed his remains to the grave. A lady, who was greatly annoyed by the dust, complained of the municipality for neglecting to water the boulevards. "Madam," said a poor fishwoman who was standing beside her, "they reckoned on our tears!" It was a wonderful token of the affection in which this strange and violent man was held.

(H. Aspden.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

WEB: The king said to his servants, "Don't you know that there a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?




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