2 Samuel 1:15

And David called one of the young men, and said: 'Go near, and fall upon him.' And he smote him that he died.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

In Context

14And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?'

16And David said unto him: 'Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying: I have slain the LORD'S anointed.'

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Cross References

1 Samuel 22:17And the king said unto the guard that stood about him: 'Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me.' But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

1 Kings 2:25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died.

1 Kings 2:46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Proverbs 11:18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

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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