Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell." All the people wept again over him.
New American Standard Bible
As one falls before the
And all the people wept again over him.
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.
Holman Bible
your feet not placed in bronze shackles.
You fell like one who falls victim to criminals.
And all the people wept over him even more.
International Standard Version
Your hands were not bound, nor were your feet in irons. As one falls before the wicked, you have fallen."
A Conservative Version
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters. As a man falls before the sons of iniquity, so did thou fall. And 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.
Amplified
“Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in fetters;
As a man falls before the wicked, so you have fallen.”And all the people wept again 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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Thy hands not bound, and thy feet were not joined to fetters as falling before the sons of iniquity thou fellest. And all the people will add to weep over him.
King James 2000
Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters: as a man falls before wicked men, so fell you. And all the people wept again over him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Your hands [were] not tied and your feet [were] not in contact with bronze fetters. You have fallen as one who falls before sons of wickedness." Then {all the people wept over him again}.
Modern King James verseion
Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters; as a man falls before wicked men, so you fell. And all the people wept again over him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thy hands were not manacled nor thy feet brought into fetters: but as men fall before wicked children, so fellest thou." And all the people wept yet more over him.
NET Bible
Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into irons. You fell the way one falls before criminals." All the people wept over him again.
The Emphasized Bible
Thy hands, were not bound, And, thy feet, near to fetters, were not brought, As one falleth before assassins, so didst thou fall! And again all the people wept over him.
Webster
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 were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell." All the people wept again over him.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Abner » Murdered by joab; david's sorrow for
Burial » Orations sometimes made at
Mourning » David's lamentations over » The death of abner
Interlinear
Yad
Regel
N@chosheth
Naphal
Paniym
`evel
Naphal
Bakah
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 3:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abner Is Killed
33 The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies? 34 Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell." All the people wept again over him. 35 All the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or anything else, until the sun goes down."
Cross References
Judges 16:21
The Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes. And they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze shackles, and he ground at the mill in the prison.
2 Samuel 1:12
They mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
Job 24:14
The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.
Psalm 107:10-11
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
Hosea 6:9
As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.