2 Samuel 1:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

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KJV

King James Version

And David said unto him, Thy blood [be] upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’s anointed.

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WEB

World English Bible

David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain the LORD’s anointed.’”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah’s anointed.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 1

¹⁴ So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

¹⁵ Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.

¹⁶ For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

¹⁷ Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

¹⁸ and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

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