English Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:9
9And he said to me, 'Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'
2 Samuel 1:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
- New International Version (NIV)“Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me! I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’
- New King James Version (NKJV)He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.’
Context of 2 Samuel 1:9
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.' And he said to me, 'Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.' 10So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord." 11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י עֲמָד־נָ֤א עָלַי֙ וּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י אֲחָזַ֖נִי הַשָּׁבָ֑ץ כִּֽי־כָל־ע֥וֹד נַפְשִׁ֖י בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Anguish - The Hebrew word used here occurs nowhere else, and is of doubtful meaning (compare the margin). The rabbis interpret it as a cramp or giddiness.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Then he begged me: This is the Amalekite’s third lie. Saul was probably already dead (see 1 Samuel 31:4–6).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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