2 Samuel 1:13
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.In other versions
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
ASV
And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.
BBE
And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.
DBY
David said to the young man who told him, Whence are you? He answered, I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.
WEB
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'.'
YLT
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence are you? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
ENG
And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
WBT
And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
BSB
In context
11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
12And 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.
13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- David