2 Samuel 1:8

Listen to 2 Samuel 1:8
8 Y Ă©l me dijo: ÂżQuiĂ©n eres tĂș? Y yo le respondĂ­: Soy amalecita.

2 Samuel 1:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 1:8

And he said unto me, who [art] thou?
&c.] Being willing to know whether a friend or an enemy, which by his coming behind him he could not tell:

and I answered him, I [am] an Amalekite:
which he might be; but it is not likely he should tell Saul he was, which would not recommend him to him; though indeed he was now in such circumstances, that the Amalekites had nothing to fear from him; and if he was slain by him, as Josephus F6 affirms he was, it seems to be a just retaliation on him for sparing any of that race, contrary to the will of God.


FOOTNOTES:

F6 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 14. sect. 7.
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2 Samuel 1:8 In-Context

6 Y el joven que le daba las nuevas respondiĂł: Casualmente vine al monte de Gilboa, y hallĂ© a SaĂșl que estaba recostado sobre su lanza, y venĂ­an tras Ă©l carros y gente de a caballo.
7 Y cuando él miró atrås, me vio y me llamó; y yo dije: Heme aquí.
8 Y Ă©l me dijo: ÂżQuiĂ©n eres tĂș? Y yo le respondĂ­: Soy amalecita.
9 Y Ă©l me volviĂł a decir: Yo te ruego que te pongas sobre mĂ­, y me mates, porque me toman angustias, y aĂșn toda mi alma estĂĄ en mĂ­.
10 Yo entonces me puse sobre él, y lo maté, porque sabía que no podía vivir después de su caída; y tomé la diadema que tenía en su cabeza, y la ajorca que traía en su brazo, y las he traído acå a mi señor.
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