God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 1:9
9“He said to me, ‘Please stand over me and kill me. I’m alive, but I’m suffering.’
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.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, 'Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'
- 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.’
Context of 2 Samuel 1:9
7When he looked back and saw me, he called to me, and I said, ‘Yes?’ ” 8“He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ “I said to him, ‘I’m an Amalekite.’ “He said to me, ‘Please stand over me and kill me. I’m alive, but I’m suffering.’ 10“So I stood over him and killed him, since I knew he couldn’t survive after he had been wounded. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm and brought them here to you, sir.” 11Then David grabbed his own clothes and tore them in grief. All the men with him did the same.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י עֲמָד־נָ֤א עָלַי֙ וּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י אֲחָזַ֖נִי הַשָּׁבָ֑ץ כִּֽי־כָל־ע֥וֹד נַפְשִׁ֖י בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
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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