2 Samuel 1:6-8

New International Version

⁶“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,^(A)” the young man said, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit. ⁷When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, ‘What can I do?’

⁸“He asked me, ‘Who are you?’

“‘An Amalekite,^(B)’ I answered.

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2 Samuel 1:6-8

New King James Version

⁶Then the young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance to be on ^(A)Mount Gilboa, there was ^(B)Saul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. ⁷Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ ⁸And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ So I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’

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2 Samuel 1:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶And the young man who told him said, ^(A)“By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him. ⁷And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ ⁸And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’

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2 Samuel 1:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶The young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on ^(A)Mount Gilboa, and behold, ^(B)Saul was leaning on his spear. And behold, the chariots and the horsemen had overtaken him. ⁷When he looked behind himself, he saw me, and called to me. And I said, ‘Here I am.’ ⁸Then he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ And I ^[a]answered him, ‘^(C)I am an Amalekite.’