King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 1:9
“He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life [is] yet whole in me.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 1
7
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here [am] I.
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And he said unto me, Who [art] thou? And I answered him, I [am] an Amalekite.
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He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life [is] yet whole in me.
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So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that [was] upon his head, and the bracelet that [was] on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
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Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that [were] with him:
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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