King James Version
2 Samuel 1:15 in the King James Version says “And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.”
2 Samuel 1:15 · KJV
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger , an Amalekite.
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“of the young men”
H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
“Go near”
H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
“upon him And he smote”
H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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