2 Samuel 1 · Verse 14

2 Samuel 1:14

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?
2 Samuel 1:14, King James Version

2 Samuel 1:14 in other translations

BSBSo David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
WEBDavid said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
ASVAnd David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah’s anointed?
YLTAnd David saith unto him, ‘How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'
DARBYAnd David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
BBEAnd David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?
WebsterAnd David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

What does 2 Samuel 1:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:13-15

13-15. David said unto the young man ... Whence art thou?--The man had at the outset stated who he was. But the question was now formally and judicially put. The punishment inflicted on the Amalekite may seem too severe, but the respect paid to kings in the West must not be regarded as the standard for that which the East may think due to royal station. David's reverence for Saul, as the Lord's anointed, was in his…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:11-16

David was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, laid so heavily upon Israel by this defeat. The man who brought the tidings, David put to death, as a murderer of his prince. David herein did not do unjustly; the Amalekite confessed the crime. If he did as he said, he deserved to die for treason; and his lying to David, if indeed it were a lie, proved, as sooner…

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2 Samuel 1:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himH413
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732
אֵ֚יךְ'eikhhow?H349
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.tawere you afraidH3372
לִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙lish.Lo.achto stretch outH7971
יָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.Khahand yourH3027
לְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.Chetto destroyH7843
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.ach[the] [one] anointed ofH4899
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 1:14

  • 1 Samuel 26:9

    And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?

  • 2 Peter 2:10

    But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

  • 1 Samuel 24:6

    And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.

  • Numbers 12:8

    With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

  • Psalms 105:15

    Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

  • 1 Samuel 31:4

    Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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How.
Nu 12:8; 1Sa 31:4; 2Pe 2:10
stretch forth.
1Sa 24:6; 26:9; Ps 105:15

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 1:13

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 1:14

    And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?

  • 2 Samuel 1:15

    And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

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2 Samuel 1:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y díjole David: ¿Cómo no tuviste temor de extender tu mano para matar al ungido de Jehová?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David lui dit: Comment n’as-tu pas craint d’étendre ta main pour tuer l’oint de l’ Éternel?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sprach zu ihm: Wie hast du dich nicht gefürchtet, deine Hand auszustrecken, um den Gesalbten Jehovas zu verderben?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait ad eum David: Quare non timuisti mittere manum tuam ut occideres christum Domini?