EasyEnglish Bible 2018
2 Samuel 1:7
7Saul turned round and he saw me. He shouted to me and I said, “Here I am, sir.”
2 Samuel 1:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
- New International Version (NIV)When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, ‘What can I do?’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, 'Here I am.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’
Context of 2 Samuel 1:7
5When the young man told this to David, David asked him, ‘How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?’ 6The young man said, ‘I was on Gilboa mountain. I saw Saul there. He had to use his spear like a stick to help him to stand. The enemy army with its horses and chariots were getting very near to him. Saul turned round and he saw me. He shouted to me and I said, “Here I am, sir.” 8He asked me, “Who are you?” I said to him, “I am an Amalekite.” 9He said to me, “Stand over me and kill me. I have a lot of pain and I am almost dead.”
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וַיִּ֥פֶן אַחֲרָ֖יו וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִי וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֵלָ֔י וָאֹמַ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 1:7
- 2 Samuel 9:6Then Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, grandson of Saul, came to David. He bent his body down to the ground to respect David. David said, ‘Mephibosheth!’ Mephibosheth replied, ‘Yes, I am your servant.’
- Judges 9:54Abimelech quickly said to the young man who carried his weapons, ‘Take hold of your sword and kill me! I do not want people to say that a woman killed me!’ So the young man killed him with his sword.
- 1 Samuel 22:12Saul said to Ahimelech, ‘Listen to me, son of Ahitub.’ Ahimelech answered, ‘I am listening, my king.’
- Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord God. He said, ‘Is there anyone that I can send with my message? Who will go on our behalf?’ I said, ‘I am here. Send me!’
- Isaiah 65:1The Lord says, ‘I was ready to answer, even when my people did not ask me anything. I showed myself to people who were not even looking for me. I said, “Look! Here I am!” to a nation who did not even use my name to pray.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16An unnamed Amalekite went to David, claiming that he had killed Saul. This claim was false. Saul had taken his own life(1 Samuel 31:4–6). The Amalekite may have hoped that David would reward him for clearing the way for David to become king. Instead, David ordered him to be killed for harming the Lord’s anointed (the person God had chosen).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-122-12. a man came out of the camp from Saul--As the narrative of Saul's death, given in the last chapter, is inspired, it must be considered the true account, and the Amalekite's story a fiction of his own, invented to ingratiate himself with David, the presumptive successor to the throne. David's question, "How went the matter?" evinces the deep interest he took in the war, an interest that sprang from feelings of high and generous patriotism, not from…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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