2 Samuel 1:13

And David saith unto the youth who is declaring [it] to him, 'Whence [art] thou?' and he saith, 'Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I [am].'

Young's Literal Translation

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 mourn, and weep, and fast till the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.

14And David saith unto him, 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:8And he saith to me, Who [art] thou? and I say unto him, An Amalekite I [am].'

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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