2 Samuel 1:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then David called one of the young men and said, “Come here and strike him down.” So he struck him down, and he died.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

David called one of the young men and said, Go near and fall upon him. And he smote him so that he died.

American Standard Version (1901)

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.

Common English Bible

Then David called for one of the young servants. “Come here!” he said. “Strike him down!” So the servant struck the Amalekite down, and he died.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And calling one of his servants, David said, "Draw near and rush against him" And he struck him, and he died.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And David calling one of his servants said: Go near and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.

2 Samuel 1:15 Cross References

1 Kings 2:25

So King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he struck him down, and he died.

1 Kings 2:34

Then Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and killed him, and he was buried at his own house near the wilderness.

1 Kings 2:46

Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died. So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Job 5:12

He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.

Judges 8:20

So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Go kill them!” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a boy.