BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
34Your 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.
2 Samuel 3:34
2 Samuel 3:34 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
34“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.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
34“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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
34Your 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
34Thy 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 (GNV)
34Thine 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.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
34Your 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.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
34His hands were not tied.
His feet were not chained.
He died as if he had been killed by evil people.”
All the people mourned over Abner again.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
34Nobody had tied your hands.
Nobody had put chains on your feet.
It was murder by wicked people that killed you.’
Then all the people started to weep again for Abner.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
34Your 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.