2 Samuel 1:13

And David said to the young man who told him, From where are thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

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In The King James Version

And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

In Context

12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they were fallen by the sword.

14And David said to him, Why were thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy LORD's anointed?

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:8And he said to me, Who are thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:12-17

11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: 12 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. 13 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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