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2 Samuel 1:15

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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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  1. 2 Samuel 1:13

    And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

  2. 2 Samuel 1:14

    And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?

  3. 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.

  4. 2 Samuel 1:17

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

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.