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2 Samuel 1:7

5 Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

6 “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

When he turned around and saw me, he called out and I answered, ‘Here I am!’

8 ‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’

9 Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’

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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
When he turned around and saw me, he called out and I answered, ‘Here I am!’
KJV
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
WEB
When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’
ASV
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
DARBY
And he looked behind him, and saw me, and called to me. And I said, Here am I.
BLB
And he looked behind him, and he saw me and called to me, and I answered, ‘Behold.’
ÅB
Han vendte seg om, og da han så meg, ropte han på meg. Jeg svarte: Her er jeg.
OTB
Da han snudde seg og så meg, ropte han til meg, og jeg sa: ‘Her er jeg.’
B1930
Han vendte sig om, og da han så mig, ropte han på mig. Jeg svarte: Her er jeg.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 9:6

    And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.

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  • Isaiah 65:1

    “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

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  • 1 Samuel 22:12

    “Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.

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  • Judges 9:54

    He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.

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  • Isaiah 6:8

    Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

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