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2 Samuel 1:9

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

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2 Samuel 1:9 in other translations

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.

2 Samuel 1:9 · American Standard Version

2 Samuel 1:9 in context

  1. 7When he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’
  2. 8He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
  3. 9He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life lingers in me.’
  4. 10So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.”
  5. 11Then David took hold on his clothes, and tore them; and all the men who were with him did likewise.