2 Samuel 1:13

And David said unto the young man who was telling him, Whence art thou? And he said, Son of a sojourner—an Amalekite, am I.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 lamented aloud, and wept, and fasted until the evening,—for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

14And David said unto him,—How wast thou not afraid to thrust forth thy hand, to destroy the Anointed of Yahweh?

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I said unto him, An Amalekite, am I.

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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