16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’S anointed.


In Context

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

14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?

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

16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’S anointed.

17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

2 Samuel 1:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:16For David had said to him, "Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, 'I killed the Lord 's anointed.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And David said to him: Thy blood be upon thy own head: for thy own mouth hath spoken against thee, saying: I have slain the Lord's anointed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16David said to him, |Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have slain Yahweh's anointed.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16and David saith unto him, 'Thy blood is on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I — I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And David said to him, Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.