2 Samuel 1:9
What does 2 Samuel 1:9 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 1:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul <FI>is<Fi> still in me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said to me: Stand over me, and kill me: for anguish is come upon me, and as yet my whole life is in me.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me.
Context
v.8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
v.9This passage
v.10So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
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