2 Samuel 1:7

7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am. ’

2 Samuel 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:7

And when he looked behind him
To see how near the enemy was, and who were pursuing him:

he saw me, and called unto me;
by which it should rather seem that he belonged to the Philistines than to the Israelites, and as his being an Amalekite shows; for such an one would hardly be admitted among the latter, though it is most likely he was with neither, but happened to come that way just at that time:

and I answered, here [am] I;
ready to hear what thou hast to say, and do thy pleasure.

2 Samuel 1:7 In-Context

5 Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead? ”

6 And the young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him.

7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am. ’

8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you? ’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite. ’

9 And he said to me, ‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers. ’