World English Bible

2 Samuel 1:15

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

Verse in context — 2 Samuel 1

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

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

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

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

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

David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.