2 Samuel 1:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
11 Then David took hold on his clothes, (A)and rent them, and likewise all the men that were with him.
12 And they mourned and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel, because they were slain with the sword.
13 ¶ [a]Afterward David said unto the young man that told it him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger an Amalekite.
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- 2 Samuel 1:13 After the lamentation, he examined him again.
2 Samuel 1:11-13
New King James Version
11 Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and (A)tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. 12 And they (B)mourned and wept and (C)fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the (D)people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
13 Then David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?”
And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.”
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