13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.


In Context

10 So 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.

11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

12 and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

13 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

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

15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.

2 Samuel 1:13 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:13David said to the young man who brought him the report, "Where are you from?" "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite," he answered.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence [art] thou? And he answered, I [am] the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:13And David said to the young man that told him: Whence art thou? He answered: I am the son of a stranger of Amalee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13David said to the young man who told him, |Where are you from?| He answered, |I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13And David saith unto the youth who is declaring it to him, 'Whence art thou?' and he saith, 'Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I am.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13And David said to the young man that told him, From where are you? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.