2 Samuel 1:8
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
2 Samuel 1:8 in other translations
| BSB | ‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ |
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| WEB | He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ |
| ASV | And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. |
| YLT | And he saith to me, Who art thou? and I say unto him, An Amalekite I am.' |
| DARBY | And he said to me, Who art thou? And I said to him, I am an Amalekite. |
| BBE | And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite. |
| Webster | And he said to me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. |
What does 2 Samuel 1:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:2-12
2-12. a man came out of the camp from Saul--As the narrative of Saul's death, given in the last chapter, is inspired, it must be considered the true account, and the Amalekite's story a fiction of his own, invented to ingratiate himself with David, the presumptive successor to the throne. David's question, "How went the matter?" evinces the deep interest he took in the war, an interest that sprang from feelings of…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1-10
The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that he desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne.
2 Samuel 1:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 1:8
- 1 Samuel 30:13
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
- 1 Samuel 30:17
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
- 1 Samuel 30:1
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
- 1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
- 1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
- Numbers 24:20
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
- Genesis 14:7
And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar.
- Exodus 17:8-16
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. …
- Deuteronomy 25:17-19
Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 14:7; Ex 17:8-16; Nu 24:20; De 25:17-19; 1Sa 15:3; 27:8
1Sa 30:1,13,17
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Context
- 2 Samuel 1:7
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
- 2 Samuel 1:8
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
- 2 Samuel 1:9
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.
2 Samuel 1:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él me dijo: ¿Quién eres tú? Y yo le respondí: Soy Amalecita. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il me dit: Qui es-tu? Et je lui dis: Je suis Amalékite. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu mir: Wer bist du? Und ich sprach zu ihm: Ich bin ein Amalekiter. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dixit mihi: Quisnam es tu? Et aio ad eum: Amalecites ego sum. |