2 Samuel 1:13
“¶ And Dauid said vnto the yong man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the sonne of a stranger, an Amalekite.”
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2 Samuel 1:13 Context
11Then Dauid tooke hold on his clothes, and rent them, and likewise all the men that were with him. 12And they mourned and wept, and fasted vntill Euen, for Saul and for Ionathan his sonne, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel, because they were fallen by the sword. 13¶ And Dauid said vnto the yong man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the sonne of a stranger, an Amalekite. 14And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch foorth thine hand, to destroy the Lords Anointed? 15And Dauid called one of the yong men, and sayd, Goe neere, and fall vpon him. And hee smote him, that hee dyed.
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And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence [art] thou? And he answered, I [am] the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
- King James Version
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.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.
- Basic English Bible
And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.
- Darby Bible
And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
- Webster's Bible
David said to the young man who told him, "Where are you from?" He answered, "I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite."
- World English Bible
And David saith unto the youth who is declaring [it] to him, `Whence [art] thou?' and he saith, `Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I [am].'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And David said unto the young man that told him: 'Whence art thou?' And he answered: 'I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible