2 Samuel 1:15
“And 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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2 Samuel 1:15 Context
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. 16And Dauid said vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thy head: for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the Lords Annoynted. 17¶ And Dauid lamented with this lamentation ouer Saul, and ouer Ionathan his sonne:
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And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, [and] fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
- King James Version
And David called one of the young men and said, "Go, cut him down. So he struck him and he died."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And David sent for one of his young men and said, Go near and put an end to him. And he put him to death.
- Basic English Bible
Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, [and] fall on him. And he smote him that he died.
- Darby Bible
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
- Webster's Bible
David called one of the young men, and said, "Go near, and fall on him." He struck him, so that he died.
- World English Bible
And David calleth to one of the youths, and saith, `Draw nigh -- fall upon him;' and he smiteth him, and he dieth;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And David called one of the young men, and said: 'Go near, and fall upon him.' And he smote him that he died.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible