Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” New Living Translation “Why were you not afraid to kill the LORD’s anointed one?” David asked. English Standard Version David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” Berean Standard Bible So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” King James Bible And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? New King James Version So David said to him, “How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” New American Standard Bible And David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to reach out with your hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?” NASB 1995 Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?” NASB 1977 Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” Legacy Standard Bible Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to send forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Yahweh?” Amplified Bible David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?” Christian Standard Bible David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” American Standard Version And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And David said to him: “How were you not afraid to stretch your hand to destroy the Anointed One of LORD JEHOVAH?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And David said to him, How was it thou wast not afraid to lift thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord? Douay-Rheims Bible David said to him: Why didst thou not fear to put out thy hand to kill the Lord's anointed? English Revised Version And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? GOD'S WORD® Translation David asked, "Why weren't you afraid to take it upon yourself to destroy the LORD's anointed king?" Good News Translation David asked him, "How is it that you dared kill the LORD's chosen king?" International Standard Version At this David asked him, "How is it that you weren't afraid to raise your hand to strike the LORD's anointed?" JPS Tanakh 1917 And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?' Literal Standard Version And David says to him, “How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of YHWH?” Majority Standard Bible So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” New American Bible David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put forth your hand to desecrate the LORD’s anointed?” NET Bible David replied to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?" New Revised Standard Version David said to him, “Were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” New Heart English Bible David said to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?" Webster's Bible Translation And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? World English Bible David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed?” Young's Literal Translation And David saith unto him, 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?' Additional Translations ... Context David Learns of Saul's Death…13And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.” 14So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” 15Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.… Cross References 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance? 1 Samuel 12:3 Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you." 1 Samuel 24:6 So he said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD's anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD's anointed." 1 Samuel 26:9 But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?" 1 Samuel 26:11 But the LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go." Lamentations 4:20 The LORD's anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, "Under his shadow we will live among the nations." Treasury of Scripture And David said to him, How were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed? How Numbers 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 2 Peter 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. stretch forth 1 Samuel 24:6 And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. 1 Samuel 26:9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless? Psalm 105:15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. Jump to Previous Afraid Anointed David Death Destroy Fear Forth Hand Holy Jehovah's LORD's Marked Oil Stretch Stretching WastJump to Next Afraid Anointed David Death Destroy Fear Forth Hand Holy Jehovah's LORD's Marked Oil Stretch Stretching Wast2 Samuel 1 1. The Amalekite who accused himself of Saul's death is slain17. David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song (14) How wast thou not afraid?--David now turns to the Amalekite. It does not matter whether he fully believed his story or not, the man must be judged by his own account of himself. (See 2Samuel 1:16.) Regicide was not in David's eyes merely a political crime; he had showed on more than one occasion of great temptation (1Samuel 24:6; 1Samuel 26:9; 1Samuel 26:11; 1Samuel 26:16) that he considered taking the life of "the Lord's anointed" as a religious offence of the greatest magnitude. It was an especially grievous thing for a foreigner and an Amalekite thus to smite him whom God had appointed as the monarch of Israel. Hebrew So Davidדָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse asked וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say him, אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Why אֵ֚יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where were you not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no afraid יָרֵ֔אתָ (yā·rê·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten to lift לִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙ (liš·lō·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out your hand יָֽדְךָ֔ (yā·ḏə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand to destroy לְשַׁחֵ֖ת (lə·ša·ḥêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin the LORD’s יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel anointed?” מְשִׁ֥יחַ (mə·šî·aḥ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah Links 2 Samuel 1:14 NIV2 Samuel 1:14 NLT 2 Samuel 1:14 ESV 2 Samuel 1:14 NASB 2 Samuel 1:14 KJV 2 Samuel 1:14 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 1:14 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 1:14 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 1:14 French Bible 2 Samuel 1:14 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 1:14 David said to him How were you (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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