Shmuel Bais 1:15

15 And Dovid called one of the ne’arim, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.

Shmuel Bais 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.

Shmuel Bais 1:15 In-Context

13 And Dovid said unto the na’ar that told him, From where art thou? And he answered, I am ben ish ger, an Amaleki.

14 And Dovid said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine yad to destroy Hashem’s moshiach?

15 And Dovid called one of the ne’arim, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.

16 And Dovid said unto him, Thy dahm be upon thy rosh; for thine own peh hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Hashem’s moshiach.

17 And Dovid lamented with this kinah (lamentation) over Sha’ul and over Yonatan bno;