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2 Samuel 1:13-16
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2 Samuel 1:13-16
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David Orders the Amalekite Killed
13 Then David talked with the young soldier who had told him about Saul’s death. David asked, “Where are you from?”
The young soldier answered, “I am the son of a foreigner. I am an Amalekite.”
14 David said to the young soldier, “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s chosen king[a]?”
15-16 Then David told the Amalekite, “You are responsible for your own death. You said you killed the Lord’s chosen king, so your own words prove you are guilty.” Then David called one of his young servants and told him to kill the Amalekite. So the young Israelite killed him.
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- 2 Samuel 1:14 chosen king Literally, “anointed one.”
2 Samuel 1:13-15
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2 Samuel 1:13-15
New International Version
13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, “Where are you from?”
“I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,(A)” he answered.
14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?(B)”
15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”(C) So he struck him down, and he died.(D)
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