New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 1:16
16And David said to him, “12Your blood is on your head, because 3your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have finished off the Lord’s anointed.’”
2 Samuel 1:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David said to him, "Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the Lord's anointed.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)So David said to him, “Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
Context of 2 Samuel 1:16
14And David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to reach out with your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” 15Then David called one of the young men and said, “Come forward, put him to death.” So he struck him and he died. And David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have finished off the Lord’s anointed.’” 17Then David sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan, 18and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the mourning song of the bow; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar.
Read all of 2 Samuel 12 Samuel 1:16 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ דָּוִ֔ד דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗יךָ עָנָ֤ה בְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Your bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- is on your headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
- mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- has testifiedעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- I have finishedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 1:16
- Genesis 9:5I certainly will require your lifeblood; from every animal I will require it. And from every person, from every man as his brother I will require the life of a person.
- Leviticus 20:9‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall certainly be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and has brought his own death upon himself.
- Deuteronomy 19:10So innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and guilt for bloodshed will not be on you.
- Joshua 2:19And it shall come about that anyone who goes out of the doors of your house outside will have his blood on his own head, and we will be innocent; but anyone who is with you in the house, his blood will be on our head if a hand is laid on him.
- Judges 9:24so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal would come, and the responsibility for their blood would be placed on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who encouraged him to kill his brothers.
- 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Do not kill him, for who can reach out with his hand against the Lord’s anointed and remain innocent?”
- 1 Kings 2:32The Lord will return his blood on his own head, because he struck two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know about it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
- Ezekiel 18:13lends money at interest and takes interest; will he live? He will not live! He has committed all these abominations, he shall certainly be put to death; his blood will be on himself.
- Ezekiel 33:5He heard the sound of the horn but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have saved his life.
- Matthew 27:25And all the people replied, “His blood shall be on us and on our children!”
- Acts 20:26Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all people.
- 2 Samuel 1:10So I stood next to him and finished him off, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown which was on his head and the band which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
- Job 15:6Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips testify against you.
- Proverbs 6:2If you have been ensnared by the words of your mouth, Or caught by the words of your mouth,
- Luke 19:22He said to him, ‘From your own lips I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am a demanding man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow?
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Thy blood be upon thy head - If he killed Saul, as he said he did, then he deserved death; at that time it was not known to the contrary, and this man was executed on his own confession.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16David might well think his sentence just though severe, for he had more than once expressed the deliberate opinion that none could lift up his hand against the Lord‘s anointed, and be guiltless (see 1 Samuel 24:6; 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Samuel 26:11, 1 Samuel 26:16).Read the comment
- 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. 1-16Commentary by Robert Jamieson 2Sa 1:1-16. An Amalekite Brings Tidings of Saul's Death. 1. David had abode two days in Ziklag--Though greatly reduced by the Amalekite incendiaries, that town was not so completely sacked and destroyed, but David and his six hundred followers, with their families, could still find some accommodation.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 1:16 I.e., his death was his own responsibility ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 1:16 1 Sam 26:9; 2 Sam 3:28, 29; 1 Kin 2:32 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 1:16 2 Sam 1:10; Luke 19:22 ↩
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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