King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 1:16
“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.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 1
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And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
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And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, [and] fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
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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.
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
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(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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