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2 Samuel 1:4
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2 Samuel 1:4
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4 “What happened?” David asked. “Tell me.”
“The men fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
2 Samuel 1:4
King James Version
2 Samuel 1:4
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4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
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2 Samuel 1:4
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2 Samuel 1:4
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4 Then David said to him, (A)“How did the matter go? Please tell me.”
And he answered, “The people have fled from the battle, many of the people are fallen and dead, and Saul and (B)Jonathan his son are dead also.”
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2 Samuel 1:4
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2 Samuel 1:4
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4 And David said to him, (A)“How did it go? Tell me.” And he answered, “The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
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2 Samuel 1:9
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2 Samuel 1:9
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9 “Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me!(A) I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’
2 Samuel 1:9
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2 Samuel 1:9
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9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
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2 Samuel 1:9
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2 Samuel 1:9
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9 He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for [a]anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’
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- 2 Samuel 1:9 agony
2 Samuel 1:9
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2 Samuel 1:9
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9 And he said to me, (A)‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’
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