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

13Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?” And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.” 14“Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s anointed one?” David asked. Then David said to one of his men, “Kill him!” So the man thrust his sword into the Amalekite and killed him. 16“You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the Lord’s anointed one.” 17Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,

2 Samuel 1:15 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of the young menנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Go nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• fallפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• upon him. And he smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him that he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 1:15

• 2 Samuel 4:10Someone once told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ thinking he was bringing me good news. But I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news!
• Judges 8:20Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, for he was only a boy and was afraid.
• 1 Samuel 22:17And he ordered his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of the Lord, for they are allies and conspirators with David! They knew he was running away from me, but they didn’t tell me!” But Saul’s men refused to kill the Lord’s priests.
• 1 Kings 2:25So King Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him, and Adonijah was put to death.
• Job 5:12He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.
• Proverbs 11:18Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last.

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