2 Samuel 1:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 1:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 1:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 1:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.””
2 Samuel 1:13 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 1:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 1:13 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith unto the youth who is declaring <FI>it<Fi> to him, `Whence <FI>art<Fi> thou?' and he saith, `Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I <FI>am<Fi> .'”
2 Samuel 1:13 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 1:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger. ”
2 Samuel 1:13 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 1:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Afterward Dauid saide vnto the yong man that tolde it him, Whence art thou? And hee answered, I am the sonne of a stranger an Amalekite.”
2 Samuel 1:13 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 1:13 in Context — 2 Samuel 1
11 Then David took hold on his clothes, 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 fallen by the sword.
13 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.
14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?
15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
What Does 2 Samuel 1:13 Mean?
2 Samuel 1:13 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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