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."
— 2 Samuel 3:34, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet.
So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.
The king chanted the following lament for Abner:“Should Abner have died like a fool?
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.
Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”
All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.
All the people and all Israel realized on that day that the killing of Abner son of Ner was not done at the king’s instigation.