2 Samuel 1:10

10 So I went up to him and killed him, because I knew that he would die anyway as soon as he fell. Then I took the crown from his head and the bracelet from his arm, and I have brought them to you, sir."

2 Samuel 1:10 In-Context

8 He asked who I was, and I told him that I was an Amalekite.
9 Then he said, "Come here and kill me! I have been badly wounded, and I'm about to die.'
10 So I went up to him and killed him, because I knew that he would die anyway as soon as he fell. Then I took the crown from his head and the bracelet from his arm, and I have brought them to you, sir."
11 David tore his clothes in sorrow, and all his men did the same.
12 They grieved and mourned and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan and for Israel, the people of the Lord, because so many had been killed in battle.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.