2 Samuel 3:34

2 Samuel 3:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. You fell as one falls before the wicked.” And all the people wept over him again.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your hands were not bound; your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen." And all the people wept again over him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your hands were not bound Nor your feet put into fetters; As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell.” Then all the people wept over him again.

Context of 2 Samuel 3:34

32They buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly at Abner’s grave, and all the people cried. 33The king sang a funeral song for Abner: Should Abner die like a godless fool? Your hands were not tied. Your feet were not chained. You fell as one falls in front of wicked men. And all the people continued to cry for him. 35That entire day all the people tried to get David to eat some food. But David had taken an oath: “May God strike me dead if I taste any food or anything else before the sun goes down.” 36Then all the people understood and approved of this, as all the people approved of everything the king did.

2 Samuel 3:34 word by word

יָדֶ֣ךָ לֹֽא־אֲסֻר֗וֹת וְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֹא־לִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִם הֻגָּ֔שׁוּ כִּנְפ֛וֹל לִפְנֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־עַוְלָ֖ה נָפָ֑לְתָּ וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ כָל־הָעָ֖ם לִבְכּ֥וֹת עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• not boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• nor thy feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• putנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: bringH5066
• into fettersנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• as a man fallethנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• wickedעַוְלָה‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• menבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• thou. And all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:34

• Judges 16:21The Philistines grabbed him. They poked out his eyes and took him to the prison in Gaza. They tied him up with double chains and made him grind grain in the mill there.
• Psalms 107:10Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains
• Job 24:14At dawn murderers rise; they kill the poor and needy. At night they become thieves.
• Hosea 6:9The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person. They murder on the road to Shechem. Certainly, they have committed a crime.
• 2 Samuel 1:12They mourned, cried, and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s army, and the nation of Israel had been defeated in battle.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Thy hands were not bound … - This thought prepares the way for the solution; Abner had been treacherously murdered by wicked men.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be fond of power, when a man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34before the wicked: Normal warfare could not defeat Abner, who was an experienced warrior. He could be defeated only through betrayal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3433-34. the king lamented over Abner--This brief elegy is an effusion of indignation as much as of sorrow. As Abner had stabbed Asahel in open war [2Sa 2:23], Joab had not the right of the Goel. Besides, he had adopted a lawless and execrable method of obtaining satisfaction (see on 1Ki 2:5). The deed was an insult to the authority, as well as most damaging to the prospects of the king. But David's feelings and conduct on hearing of the death, together…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:34

• Abner
• Elegy
• Mourning
• Poetry
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• Chain
• Communication
• Ishbosheth
• Lamentation
• Mourn
• Sackcloth
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• Chain; Chains

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings