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2 Samuel 1:15

David
Justice

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.

14 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.

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.

17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

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BSB
Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.
KJV
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
WEB
David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and cut him down!” He struck him so that he died.
ASV
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.
DARBY
Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, [and] fall on him. And he smote him that he died.
BLB
And David called one of the young men and said, “Go near [and] fall upon him.” And he struck him, and he died.
ÅB
Og David kalte på en av sine menn og sa: Kom hit og hugg ham ned! Og han slo ham ihjel.
OTB
Da kalte David på en av sine menn og sa: «Gå og slå ham ned.» Så slo han ham, og mannen døde.
B1930
Og David kalte på en av sine menn og sa: Kom hit og hugg ham ned! Og han slo ham ihjel.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:17–18

    And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 2:25

    And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

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  • Job 5:12

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

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  • 2 Samuel 4:10–12

    When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

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  • 1 Kings 2:46

    So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

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  • 1 Kings 2:34

    So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

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  • Judges 8:20

    And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

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  • Proverbs 11:18

    The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

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