2 Samuel 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain Yahweh’s anointed.’””
2 Samuel 1:16 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah’s anointed. ”
2 Samuel 1:16 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David saith unto him, `Thy blood <FI>is<Fi> on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I--I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'”
2 Samuel 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed. ”
2 Samuel 1:16 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thine owne head: for thine owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the Lords Anoynted.”
2 Samuel 1:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 1:16 in Context — 2 Samuel 1
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.
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:
18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
What Does 2 Samuel 1:16 Mean?
2 Samuel 1:16 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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