King James Version
2 Samuel 1:8 in the King James Version says “And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.”
2 Samuel 1:8 · KJV
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. Here: Heb. Behold me
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. anguish: or, my coat of mail (or, my embroidered coat) hindereth me, that my, etc
So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
KJV Study — Public Domain
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“him I am an Amalekite”
H6003an amalekite (or collectively the amalekites) or descendants of amalek
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