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You fell as one falls before the wicked.&#8221 And all the people wept over him again. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> Your hands were not bound; your feet were not chained. No, you were murdered— the victim of a wicked plot.” All the people wept again for Abner. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in bronze shackles; As one falls before the wicked, you have fallen.” And all the people wept over him again. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in fetters; As one falls before the wicked, you have fallen.&#8221 And all the people wept again over him. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in fetters; As one falls before the wicked, you have fallen.”<PR>And all the people wept again over him. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in fetters; As one falls before the unrighteous, you have fallen.” And all the people continued to weep over him. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “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. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Your hands were not bound, 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. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Your hands were not bound, 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. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> No one tied your hands or chained your feet, yet you died as a victim of murderers. Everyone started crying again. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> His hands were not tied, And his feet were not bound; He died like someone killed by criminals!" And the people wept for him again. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Your hands were not bound, nor were your feet in irons. As one falls before the wicked, you have fallen." Then all the people cried again because of him. <a href="/msb/2_samuel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_samuel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Your hands were not bound in chains, your feet were not put into fetters. As a man falls before the ruthless, so you fell." All the people wept again over him. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_samuel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Your hands not bound, "" And your feet not brought near to chains! You have fallen as one falling before sons of evil!” And all the people add to weep over him. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/2_samuel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet laden with fetters: but as men fall before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all the people repeating it wept over him. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Your hands are not bound, and your feet are not weighed down with fetters. But just as men often fall before the sons of iniquity, so you have fallen.” And while repeating this, all the people wept over him. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Your hands were not bound with chains, nor your feet placed in fetters; As one falls before the wicked, you fell. And all the people continued to weep for him. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen.” And all the people wept over him again.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Your hands were not bound nor were your feet put into fetters; as one falls before the wicked men, so have you fallen. And all the people wept again over him. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Your hands were not bound and your feet were not in chains. You have come near as one fallen; in front of the sons of evil you have fallen!” And all the people increased weeping over him<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thy hands were not bound, and thy feet were not put in fetters: one brought thee not near as Nabal; thou didst fall before children of iniquity. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/3-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=950" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/3.htm">David Mourns for Abner</a> …33And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool? 34<a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">Your hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">were not</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: ’ă·su·rō·wṯ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">bound,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: wə·raḡ·le·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">your feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">were not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: lin·ḥuš·ta·yim (Prep-l:: N-fd) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">fettered.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: hug·gā·šū (V-Hofal-Perf-3cp) -- To draw near, approach. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: kin·p̄ō·wl (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">As a man falls</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘aw·lāh (N-fs) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ā·lə·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">so also you fell.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">And all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: liḇ·kō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">wept</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: way·yō·si·p̄ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">even more.</a> 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!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Psalm 35:7</a> For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Psalm 109:16-18</a> For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death. / The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him. / The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil. <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a> For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God. <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Psalm 69:4</a> Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay. <a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Psalm 109:4-5</a> In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. / They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love. <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a> Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Psalm 55:20-21</a> My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant. / His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed. <a href="/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2-3</a> For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. / They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause. <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15-16</a> He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. <a href="/psalms/35-20.htm">Psalm 35:20-21</a> For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land. / They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!” <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a> Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus. <a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">Matthew 26:47-50</a> While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people. / Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.” / Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ... <a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a> I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’ <a href="/john/18-2.htm">John 18:2-5</a> Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. / So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. / Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?” ... <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16-20</a> “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” / (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a> But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.<a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10,11</a> Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; … wicked men [heb] children of iniquity<a href="/job/24-14.htm">Job 24:14</a> The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.<a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9</a> And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.wept<a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">2 Samuel 1:12</a> And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/3-9.htm">Add</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Chained</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-27.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-10.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-23.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Fettered</a> <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-24.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-21.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-24.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-7.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-32.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-32.htm">Wept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/5-22.htm">Add</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Chained</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-34.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-39.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-11.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-38.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-6.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-6.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-9.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Fettered</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-1.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-13.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-26.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-21.htm">Wept</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-11.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 3</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/3-1.htm">During the war David becomes stronger</a> 2. <a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">Six sons are born to him in Hebron</a> 6. <a href="/2_samuel/3-6.htm">Abner, displeased with Ishbosheth</a> 7. <a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">revolts to David</a> 13. <a href="/2_samuel/3-13.htm">David requires as a condition to bring him his wife Michal</a> 17. <a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Abner confers with the Israelites, feasted by David, and dismissed</a> 22. <a href="/2_samuel/3-22.htm">Joab returning from battle, is displeased with the king, and kills Abner</a> 28. <a href="/2_samuel/3-28.htm">David curses Joab</a> 31. <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">and mourns for Abner</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights the injustice of Abner's death. In ancient Near Eastern culture, binding the hands and feet was a common practice for captives or criminals. Abner, however, was neither a captive nor a criminal; he was a respected military leader and a key figure in the unification of Israel under David. His unbound state signifies that he was not subdued by force or legal means, but rather treacherously murdered. This reflects the broader biblical theme of unjust suffering, reminiscent of Jesus Christ, who was also innocent yet suffered at the hands of the wicked.As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell. This part of the verse underscores the treachery and betrayal involved in Abner's death. Joab, who killed Abner, acted out of personal vendetta rather than justice. The phrase "falls before the wicked" suggests a sense of helplessness and victimization, drawing a parallel to other biblical figures who suffered unjustly, such as Abel at the hands of Cain. It also foreshadows the ultimate betrayal and fall of Jesus Christ, who was delivered into the hands of sinners despite His innocence.And all the people wept over him even more. The communal mourning for Abner indicates his importance and the respect he commanded among the people. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, public mourning was a significant expression of grief and solidarity. This collective lamentation reflects the nation's recognition of the loss of a great leader and the injustice of his death. It also mirrors the mourning seen in other parts of Scripture, such as the weeping over Lazarus in <a href="/john/11.htm">John 11</a>, and anticipates the sorrow of the disciples at the crucifixion of Christ. The people's response underscores the gravity of the situation and the impact of Abner's death on the nation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abner.htm">Abner</a> A prominent military leader in Israel, Abner was the commander of Saul's army and later aligned himself with David. His death is the focus of this verse. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The anointed king of Israel, David mourns Abner's death and recognizes the injustice of his murder. 3. <a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a> David's military commander who deceitfully killed Abner, motivated by revenge for the death of his brother Asahel. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hebron.htm">Hebron</a> The city where Abner was killed, a city of refuge, which adds to the gravity of the murder. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The Israelites who mourned Abner's death, reflecting the communal grief and recognition of the injustice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_injustice_of_unlawful_death.htm">The Injustice of Unlawful Death</a> Abner's death was unjust, as he was not bound or shackled, symbolizing innocence. This reminds us of the importance of justice and the sanctity of life. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_revenge.htm">The Consequences of Revenge</a> Joab's act of revenge led to further grief and division. We are called to leave vengeance to God and seek reconciliation. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_mourning.htm">The Role of Leadership in Mourning</a> David's public mourning for Abner demonstrates the importance of leaders showing empathy and guiding their people through grief. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_communal_grief.htm">The Power of Communal Grief</a> The collective mourning of the people underscores the power of community in times of loss, encouraging us to support one another. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_forgiveness.htm">The Importance of Forgiveness</a> While justice is necessary, forgiveness is a crucial aspect of healing and moving forward, as taught by Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 3</a> <a href="/q/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli's sons or the Ark's movements?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_david_lament_abner's_death.htm">2 Samuel 3:33–34: Why does David publicly lament Abner’s death as though he were innocent when Abner led opposing forces?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_david_sneak_into_saul's_camp.htm">How could David and Abishai enter Saul's camp and take his spear and water jug unnoticed by 3,000 soldiers? (1 Samuel 26:7-12)</a> <a href="/q/was_ezekiel_physically_taken_to_jerusalem.htm">In Ezekiel 8:3-4, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim Ezekiel was physically transported to Jerusalem by a divine hand?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) Thy hands were not bound.--The people were moved greatly by the sight of David's sorrow, but still more by this brief elegy over Abner. The whole circumstances are summed up in a few pregnant words: Abner, so valiant in war, with his hands free for defence, with his feet unfettered, unsuspicious of evil, fell by the treacherous act of a wicked man.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - Thy hands were not bound. Abner had been put to death by Joab for killing Asahel. But there had been no legal process. He had not been brought in fetters before a judge to be tried for the crime alleged, but murdered for private ends. And thus, "As a man falleth before the children of iniquity, so had he fallen," that is, by crime, and not by law. These words s re probably the refrain of the dirge, like those in <a href="/2_samuel/1-19.htm">2 Samuel 1:19, 25, 27</a>, and were followed by the celebration of Abner's bravery, but they alone are recorded, because they contain the main point. Abner's death was not, like the sentence upon Baanah and Rechab, an act of justice, but one of lawless revenge; and by this poem David proclaimed, not only his innocence, but also his abhorrence of the crime. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/3-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Your hands יָדֶ֣ךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand were not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no bound, אֲסֻר֗וֹת (’ă·su·rō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle your feet וְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ (wə·raḡ·le·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> A foot, a step, the pudenda were not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no fettered. לִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִם (lin·ḥuš·ta·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base As a man falls כִּנְפ֛וֹל (kin·p̄ō·wl) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the wicked, עַוְלָ֖ה (‘aw·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> Injustice, unrighteousness [so also] you fell.” נָפָ֑לְתָּ (nā·p̄ā·lə·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie And all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock wept לִבְכּ֥וֹת (liḇ·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> To weep, to bemoan over him עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against even more. וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ (way·yō·si·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/3-34.htm">2 Samuel 3:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-34.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 3:34 Your hands were not bound nor your (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/3-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 3:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 3:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 3:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 3:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>