2 Samuel 1:13

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל ־ הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ אֵי מִזֶּה אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר בֶּן ־ אִישׁ גֵּר עֲמָלֵקִי אָנֹֽכִי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

12וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ וַיָּצֻמוּ עַד ־ הָעָרֶב עַל ־ שָׁאוּל וְעַל ־ יְהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ וְעַל ־ עַם יְהוָה וְעַל ־ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי נָפְלוּ בֶּחָֽרֶב ׃ ס

14וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד אֵיךְ לֹא יָרֵאתָ לִשְׁלֹחַ יָֽדְךָ לְשַׁחֵת אֶת ־ מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָֽה ׃

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:8וַיֹּאמֶר לִי מִי ־ אָתָּה ויאמר אֵלָיו עֲמָלֵקִי אָנֹֽכִי ׃

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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