2 Samuel 1:14 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 1:14

12 And they ^amourned and wept and ^bfasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the ^cpeople of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

13 Then David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.”

14 So David said to him, “How ^awas it you were not ^bafraid to ^cput forth your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

15 Then ^aDavid called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and execute him!” And he struck him so that he died.

16 So David said to him, ^a“Your blood is on your own head, for ^byour own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”

The Song of the Bow

17 Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,

18 ^aand he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written ^bin the Book of Jasher:

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 1:14

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American Standard Version
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

Amplified® Bible
David said to him, Why were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?

Contemporary English Version
David said to him, "Why weren't you afraid to kill the LORD's chosen king? And you even told what you did. It's your own fault that you're going to die!" Then David told one of his soldiers, "Come here and kill this man!"

Darby English Version
And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

Good News Bible
David asked him, "How is it that you dared kill the LORD's chosen king?"

King James Version
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?

New American Standard Bible
Then David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"

New International Version
David asked him, "Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"

New King James Version
So David said to him, “How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then David said to him, "Why did you not have fear to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"

Revised Standard Version
David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith unto him, `How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'

New English Translation
David replied to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

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