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2 Samuel 1:16

David
Justice

14 So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

15 Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.

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.’”

17 Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

18 and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.’”
KJV
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.
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.
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.
BLB
And David said to him, “Your blood [is] on your own head. For your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the anointed of YHWH.’”
ÅB
Men David sa til ham: Ditt blod komme over ditt hode; for din egen munn vitnet mot deg da du sa: Jeg har drept Herrens salvede.
OTB
David sa til ham: «Ditt blod er på ditt eget hode. Din egen munn vitnet mot deg da du sa: ‘Jeg drepte Herrens salvede.’»
B1930
Men David sa til ham: Ditt blod komme over ditt hode; for din egen munn vidnet mot dig da du sa: Jeg har drept Herrens salvede.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 27:25

    All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

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  • Luke 19:22

    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

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  • Leviticus 20:9

    If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

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  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:9

    But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

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  • Joshua 2:19

    If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.

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  • 1 Kings 2:37

    On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”

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  • Proverbs 6:2

    if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

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