2 Samuel 1:13
What does 2 Samuel 1:13 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 1:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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> .'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And David said to the young man that told him: Whence art thou? He answered: I am the son of a stranger of Amalec.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.
Context
v.12and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
v.13This passage
v.14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah’s anointed?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 1:8
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
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