2 Samuel 3:34 “Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls…”

2 Samuel 3:34

Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

World English Bible

Your hands weren’t bound, and your feet weren’t put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell.” All the people wept again over him.

American Standard Version

Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: As a man falleth before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all the people wept again over him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thine handes were not bounde, nor thy feete tyed in fetters of brasse: but as a man falleth before wicked men, so diddest thou fall. And all the people wept againe for him.

Darby Translation

Thy hands were not bound, Nor thy feet put into fetters; As a man falleth before wicked men, Fellest thou! And all the people wept again over him.

Young's Literal Translation

Thy hands not bound, And thy feet to fetters not brought nigh! As one falling before sons of evil — Thou hast fallen!' and all the people add to weep over him.

Bible in Basic English

Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.

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Cross references

“hands”

Judges 16:21 Psalm 107:10 Psalm 107:11

Judges 16:21 · BSB

Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.

Psalm 107:10 · BSB

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

Psalm 107:11 · BSB

because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

“wicked men”

Job 24:14 Hosea 6:9

Job 24:14 · BSB

When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

Hosea 6:9 · BSB

Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

“wept”

2 Samuel 1:12

2 Samuel 1:12 · BSB

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?

35Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

Read 2 Samuel 3