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2 Samuel 1:15-17
New King James Version
2 Samuel 1:15-17
New King James Version
15 Then (A)David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and execute him!” And he struck him so that he died. 16 So David said to him, (B)“Your blood is on your own head, for (C)your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
The Song of the Bow
17 Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,
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2 Samuel 1:15-17
New International Version
2 Samuel 1:15-17
New International Version
15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”(A) So he struck him down, and he died.(B) 16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.(C) Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan
17 David took up this lament(D) concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,(E)
2 Samuel 1:15-17
New American Standard Bible
2 Samuel 1:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Come forward, [a]put him to death.” (A)So he struck him and he died. 16 And David said to him, “[b](B)Your blood is on your head, because (C)your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have finished off the Lord’s anointed.’”
David’s Song of Mourning for Saul and Jonathan
17 Then David (D)sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan,
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- 2 Samuel 1:15 Lit fall on him
- 2 Samuel 1:16 I.e., his death was his own responsibility
2 Samuel 1:15-17
King James Version
2 Samuel 1:15-17
King James Version
15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
16 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.
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
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