2 Samuel 3:34

Thy hands were not bound, 1 And thy feet were not put in fetters: 1 One brought thee not near as Nabal; 1 Thou didst fall before children of iniquity.

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In The 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.

In Context

33And the king mourned over Abner, and said, 1 Shall Abner die according to the death of Nabal? 1

35And all the people assembled to weep for him. And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day: and David swore, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I eat bread or anything else before the sun goes down.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:12And they lamented, and wept, and fasted till evening, for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Judah, and for the house of Israel, because they were smitten with the sword.

Psalms 107:10Moab is the caldron of my hope; 1 Over Edom will I cast my sandal; 1 The Philistines are made subject to me. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:23-39

Joab Murders Abner; David's Reflections on Abner's Murder. ( b. c. 1048.) 22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done?… Read the whole commentary →

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