Verse Comparison: 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.
Amplified® Bible
He said to me, Rise up against me and slay me; for terrible dizziness has come upon me, yet my life is still in me [and I will be taken alive].
Contemporary English Version
Then he said, "Kill me! I'm dying, and I'm in terrible pain."
Darby English Version
He 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.
Good News Bible
Then he said, 'Come here and kill me! I have been badly wounded, and I'm about to die.'
King James Version
He 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.
New American Standard Bible
"Then he said to me, `Please stand beside me and kill me, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'
New International Version
"Then he said to me, 'Stand over me and kill me! I am in the throes of death, but I'm still alive.'
New King James Version
He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then he said to me, 'Please stand beside me and kill me, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'
Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, 'Stand beside me and slay me; for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'
Young's Literal Translation
`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 `is' still in me.
