2 Samuel 1:15

2 Samuel 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
• New International Version (NIV)Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go, execute him." And he struck him down so that he died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and execute him!” And he struck him so that he died.

Context of 2 Samuel 1:15

13David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.” 14Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” And David called one of the young men and said, “Go, cut him down.” So he struck him and he died. 16David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’” 17Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,

2 Samuel 1:15 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֣א דָוִ֗ד לְאַחַד֙ מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וַיֹּ֖אמֶר גַּ֣שׁ פְּגַע־בּ֑וֹ וַיַּכֵּ֖הוּ וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of the youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Goנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• cutפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• So he struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him and he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 1:15

• 2 Samuel 4:10when one told me, saying, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.
• Judges 8:20So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them.” But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.
• 1 Samuel 22:17And the king said to the guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it to me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hands to attack the priests of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 2:25So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died.
• Job 5:12He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
• Proverbs 11:18The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 David was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, laid so heavily upon Israel by this defeat. The man who brought the tidings, David put to death, as a murderer of his prince. David herein did not do unjustly; the Amalekite confessed the crime. If he did as he said, he deserved to die for treason; and his lying to David, if indeed it were a lie, proved, as sooner or later that sin will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16The Amalekite expected a reward for killing David’s rival but was instead condemned for killing the Lord’s anointed. David himself had twice refused the opportunity to kill Saul (see 1 Samuel 24:5–7; 26:9–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. David said unto the young man ... Whence art thou?--The man had at the outset stated who he was. But the question was now formally and judicially put. The punishment inflicted on the Amalekite may seem too severe, but the respect paid to kings in the West must not be regarded as the standard for that which the East may think due to royal station. David's reverence for Saul, as the Lord's anointed, was in his mind a principle on which he had…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 1:15

• David
• Forgiveness
• Government
• Homicide

In the dictionaries

• David
• Beauty
• Empty
• Gilboa
• Lovely
• Tell
• Vilely
• Whole
• Ziklag
• Amalek; Amalekite

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