The young soldier said, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa. I saw Saul leaning on his spear. The Philistine chariots and horse soldiers were coming closer and closer to Saul.
2 Samuel 1:7 - Easy To Read Version Saul looked back and saw me. He called to me and I answered him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. I answered, Here I am. American Standard Version (1901) And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. Common English Bible He turned around and saw me, then he called to me. ‘Yes, sir,’ I answered. Catholic Public Domain Version And turning behind his back and seeing me, he called to me. And when I had responded, "I am here," Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And looking behind him, and seeing me, he called me. And I answered: Here am I. |
The young soldier said, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa. I saw Saul leaning on his spear. The Philistine chariots and horse soldiers were coming closer and closer to Saul.
Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth came to David, and bowed with his face low to the floor.
Then I heard my Lord’s voice. The Lord said, “Who can I send? Who will go for us?”
The Lord says, “I helped people that had not come to me for advice. The people that found me were not looking for me. I spoke to a nation that does not wear my name. I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
Abimelech quickly said to the servant that carried his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me. I want you to kill me so that people won’t say, ‘A woman killed Abimelech.’” So the servant stabbed Abimelech with his sword, and Abimelech died.