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.'


In Context

10 And I stand over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he doth not live after his falling, and I take the crown which is on his head, and the bracelet which is on his arm, and bring them in unto my lord hither.'

11 And David taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them, and also all the men who are with him,

12 and they mourn, and weep, and fast till the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.

13 And 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.'

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

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

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 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 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.