2 Samuel 1:9

American Standard Version

And 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.

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2 Samuel 1:9 in other translations

He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life lingers in me.’

2 Samuel 1:9 · World English Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 in context

  1. 7And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
  2. 8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
  3. 9And 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: