World English Bible
2 Samuel 1:14
“David said to him, "How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 1
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.
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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.
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David said to him, "Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have slain Yahweh's anointed.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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