2 Samuel 1:16
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.
2 Samuel 1:16 in other translations
| BSB | For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’” |
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| WEB | David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain the LORD’s anointed.’” |
| ASV | And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah’s anointed. |
| YLT | and David saith unto him, ‘Thy blood is on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I--I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.' |
| DARBY | And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed. |
| BBE | And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil. |
| Webster | And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed. |
What does 2 Samuel 1:16 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
2 Samuel 1:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 1:16
- Matthew 27:25
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
- Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
- Leviticus 20:9
For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Romans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
- 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?
- Joshua 2:19
And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
- 1 Kings 2:37
For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
- Proverbs 6:2
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
- 2 Samuel 1:10
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.
- Job 15:6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
- Genesis 9:5-6
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
- Leviticus 20:16
And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
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Context
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 1:16
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.
- 2 Samuel 1:17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
2 Samuel 1:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y David le dijo: Tu sangre sea sobre tu cabeza, pues que tu boca atestiguó contra ti, diciendo: Yo maté al ungido de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David lui dit: Ton sang soit sur ta tête, car ta bouche a témoigné contre toi, disant: J’ai mis à mort l’oint de l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David sprach zu ihm: Dein Blut komme auf dein Haupt! denn dein Mund hat wider dich gezeugt und gesprochen: Ich habe den Gesalbten Jehovas getötet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait ad eum David: Sanguis tuus super caput tuum: os enim tuum locutum est adversum te, dicens: Ego interfeci christum Domini. |