2 Samuel 1:13

Afterward Dauid saide vnto the yong man that tolde it him, Whence art thou? And hee answered, I am the sonne of a stranger an Amalekite.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 vntil euen, for Saul and for Ionathan his sonne, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel, because they were slaine with the sword.

14And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afrayd, to put forth thine hand to destroy the Anoynted of the Lord?

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:8And he said vnto me, Who art 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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