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2 Samuel 1:13-15
The Message
2 Samuel 1:13-15
The Message
13 Then David spoke to the young soldier who had brought the report: “Who are you, anyway?”
“I’m from an immigrant family—an Amalekite.”
14-15 “Do you mean to say,” said David, “that you weren’t afraid to up and kill God’s anointed king?” Right then he ordered one of his soldiers, “Strike him dead!” The soldier struck him, and he died.
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2 Samuel 1:13-15
New International Version
2 Samuel 1:13-15
New International Version
13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, “Where are you from?”
“I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,(A)” he answered.
14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?(B)”
15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”(C) So he struck him down, and he died.(D)
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