2 Samuel 1:15

15 Then David called one of [his] young men and told him, "Come here and attack him." David's young man executed him

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 asked the young man who had brought him the news, "Where are you from?" And the young man answered, "I'm an Amalekite, the son of a foreign resident."

14 David asked, "Why weren't you afraid to take it upon yourself to destroy the LORD's anointed king?"

15 Then David called one of [his] young men and told him, "Come here and attack him." David's young man executed him

16 while David said, "You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, 'I killed the LORD's anointed king.'"

17 David wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan.