2 Samuel 1:15

15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.

2 Samuel 1:15 in Other Translations

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

15 Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go, execute him." And he struck him down so that he died.

15 Then David said to one of his men, “Kill him!” So the man thrust his sword into the Amalekite and killed him.

15 Right then he ordered one of his soldiers, "Strike him dead!" The soldier struck him, and he died.

15 Then David summoned one of his servants and said, "Come here and kill him!" The servant struck him, and he died.

2 Samuel 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:15

And David called one of the young men
His servants that attended on him:

and said, go near, [and] fall upon him;
by smiting him with his sword:

and he smote him, that he died;
his orders were instantly obeyed. Kings and generals of armies had great power in those times and countries to execute a man immediately, without any other judge or jury: what may serve, or David might think would serve, to justify him in doing this, is what follows.

2 Samuel 1:15 In-Context

13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,” he answered.

14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.

16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’ ”

17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 4:12
• 2. 2 Samuel 4:10