15David called one of the young men, and said, |Go near, and fall on him.| He struck him, so that he died.


In Context

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

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

14 David said to him, |How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?|

15 David called one of the young men, and said, |Go near, and fall on him.| He struck him, so that he died.

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

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

2 Samuel 1:15 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Then David called one of his men and said, "Go, strike him down!" So he struck him down, and he died.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, [and] fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, and fall on him. And he smote him that he died.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And David calling one of his servants, said: Go near and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15And David calleth to one of the youths, and saith, 'Draw nigh — fall upon him;' and he smiteth him, and he dieth;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall on him. And he smote him that he died.