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13 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, “Where are you from?”

He responded, “I am the son of one who sought refuge, an Amalekite.”

14 David said to him, “How is it that you did not fear raising your hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?”

15 Then David called to one of the young men and said, “Step forward and execute him.” So he struck him and killed him.

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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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