2 Samuel 1:15

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 thrust forth thy hand, to destroy the Anointed of Yahweh?

16And David said unto him, Thy blood, be upon thine own head,—for, thine own mouth, hath testified against thee, saying, I myself, put to death the Anointed of Yahweh.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 22:17And the king said unto the runners that were stationed by him—Turn ye round and put to death the priests of Yahweh, because, their hand also, is with David, and because they knew that he was, in flight, and unveiled not mine ear. But the servants of the king were not willing to thrust forth their hand, to fall upon the priests of Yahweh.

1 Kings 2:25So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada,—and he fell upon him, that he died.

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

Proverbs 11:18The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.

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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