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


In Context

10 So standing over him, I killed him: for I knew that he could not live after the fall: and I took the diadem that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm and have brought them hither to thee, my lord.

11 Then David took hold of his garments and rent them, and likewise all the men that were with him.

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

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

14 David said to him: Why didst thou not fear to put out thy hand to kill the Lord's anointed?

15 And David calling one of his servants, said: Go near and fall upon him. And he struck 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 American Standard 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 sojourner, an Amalekite.

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.