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Literal Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:14
And David says to him, "How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of YHWH?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
Hebrew Names Version
David said to him, How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
David said to him, How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
King James Version
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?
Lexham English Bible
David said to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed one?"
David said to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed one?"
English Standard Version
David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?"
David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?"
New Century Version
David asked him, "Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord 's appointed king?"
David asked him, "Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord 's appointed king?"
New English Translation
David replied to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?"
David replied to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?"
Amplified Bible
David said to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
David said to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
New American Standard Bible
And David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to reach out with your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
And David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to reach out with your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afrayd, to put forth thine hand to destroy the Anoynted of the Lord?
And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afrayd, to put forth thine hand to destroy the Anoynted of the Lord?
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to send forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Yahweh?"
Then David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to send forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Yahweh?"
Contemporary English Version
David said to him, "Why weren't you afraid to kill the Lord 's chosen king? And you even told what you did. It's your own fault that you're going to die!" Then David told one of his soldiers, "Come here and kill this man!"
David said to him, "Why weren't you afraid to kill the Lord 's chosen king? And you even told what you did. It's your own fault that you're going to die!" Then David told one of his soldiers, "Come here and kill this man!"
Complete Jewish Bible
David asked him, "How is it that you weren't afraid to raise your hand to destroy Adonai 's anointed?"
David asked him, "How is it that you weren't afraid to raise your hand to destroy Adonai 's anointed?"
Darby Translation
And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
Easy-to-Read Version
David said to the young soldier, "Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord 's chosen king?"
David said to the young soldier, "Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord 's chosen king?"
George Lamsa Translation
And David said to him. How was it that you were not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORDS anointed?
And David said to him. How was it that you were not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORDS anointed?
Good News Translation
David asked him, "How is it that you dared kill the Lord 's chosen king?"
David asked him, "How is it that you dared kill the Lord 's chosen king?"
Literal Translation
And David said to him, Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?
And David said to him, Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Dauid sayde: How happeneth it that thou wast not afrayed to laye thine hade vpon the LORDES anointed to destroye him?
Dauid sayde: How happeneth it that thou wast not afrayed to laye thine hade vpon the LORDES anointed to destroye him?
American Standard Version
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
Bible in Basic English
And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?
And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid sayde vnto him: Howe is it that thou wast not afrayde to lay thyne hande on the lordes annoynted, to destroy him?
And Dauid sayde vnto him: Howe is it that thou wast not afrayde to lay thyne hande on the lordes annoynted, to destroy him?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?'
And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch foorth thine hand, to destroy the Lords Anointed?
And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch foorth thine hand, to destroy the Lords Anointed?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to him, How was it thou wast not afraid to lift thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?
And David said to him, How was it thou wast not afraid to lift thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?
English Revised Version
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?
Berean Standard Bible
So David asked him, "Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"
So David asked him, "Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide to him, Whi dreddist thou not to sende thine hond, that thou schuldist sle the crist of the Lord?
And Dauid seide to him, Whi dreddist thou not to sende thine hond, that thou schuldist sle the crist of the Lord?
Young's Literal Translation
And David saith unto him, `How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'
And David saith unto him, `How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'
Update Bible Version
And David said to him, Why weren't you afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?
And David said to him, Why weren't you afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?
Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
World English Bible
David said to him, How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?
David said to him, How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?
New King James Version
So David said to him, "How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"
So David said to him, "How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"
New Living Translation
"Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord 's anointed one?" David asked.
"Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord 's anointed one?" David asked.
New Life Bible
Then David said to him, "Why were you not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord's chosen one?"
Then David said to him, "Why were you not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord's chosen one?"
New Revised Standard
David said to him, "Were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?"
David said to him, "Were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord 's anointed?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said unto him, - How wast thou not afraid to thrust forth thy hand, to destroy the Anointed of Yahweh?
And David said unto him, - How wast thou not afraid to thrust forth thy hand, to destroy the Anointed of Yahweh?
Douay-Rheims Bible
David said to him: Why didst thou not fear to put out thy hand to kill the Lord’s anointed?
David said to him: Why didst thou not fear to put out thy hand to kill the Lord’s anointed?
Revised Standard Version
David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
THE MESSAGE
"Do you mean to say," said David, "that you weren't afraid to up and kill God 's anointed king?" Right then he ordered one of his soldiers, "Strike him dead!" The soldier struck him, and he died.
"Do you mean to say," said David, "that you weren't afraid to up and kill God 's anointed king?" Right then he ordered one of his soldiers, "Strike him dead!" The soldier struck him, and he died.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
Then David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
Contextual Overview
11And David takes hold on his garments, and tears them, and also all the men who [are] with him, 12and they mourn, and weep, and fast until the evening, for Saul, and for his son Jonathan, and for the people of YHWH, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword. 13And David says to the youth who is declaring [it] to him, "Where [are] you from?" And he says, "I [am] the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite." 14And David says to him, "How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of YHWH?"15And David calls to one of the youths and says, "Draw near—fall on him"; and he strikes him, and he dies; 16and David says to him, "Your blood [is] on your own head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I put to death the anointed of YHWH."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
How: Numbers 12:8, 1 Samuel 31:4, 2 Peter 2:10
stretch forth: 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 Samuel 26:9, Psalms 105:15
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 12:3 - his anointed 1 Samuel 26:11 - that I should 1 Chronicles 10:4 - he was Lamentations 4:20 - the anointed
Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In [the] beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
In [the] beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
Genesis 1:2
and the earth was formless and void, and darkness [was] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God [was] fluttering on the face of the waters,
and the earth was formless and void, and darkness [was] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God [was] fluttering on the face of the waters,
Genesis 1:3
and God says, "Let light be"; and light is.
and God says, "Let light be"; and light is.
Genesis 1:4
And God sees that the light [is] good, and God separates between the light and the darkness,
And God sees that the light [is] good, and God separates between the light and the darkness,
Genesis 1:6
And God says, "Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters."
And God says, "Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters."
Genesis 1:7
And God makes the expanse, and it separates between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.
And God makes the expanse, and it separates between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.
Genesis 1:8
And God calls the expanse "Heavens"; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—[the] second day.
And God calls the expanse "Heavens"; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—[the] second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God says, "Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen": and it is so.
And God says, "Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen": and it is so.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brings forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed [is] in itself) after its kind; and God sees that [it is] good;
And the earth brings forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed [is] in itself) after its kind; and God sees that [it is] good;
Genesis 1:14
And God says, "Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for appointed times, and for days and years,
And God says, "Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for appointed times, and for days and years,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And David said unto him, how, wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand,.... By which it should seem that he did more than stand upon him, and press his body, that the spear might pierce through him, but that he drew his sword, and slew him; so David understood him, and is the sense of the phrase in 1 Samuel 17:51;
to destroy the Lord's anointed? a reason why David did not destroy him, when it was in the power of his hands, and which he made use of to dissuade others from it; and here charges it not only as a criminal, but a daring action in this young man, at which he expresses his admiration how he could do it; hereby representing it as a very shocking and detestable action; see 1 Samuel 24:6.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whether David believed the Amalekite’s story, or not, his anger was equally excited, and the fact that the young man was an Amalekite, was not calculated to calm or check it. That David’s temper was hasty, we know from 1 Samuel 25:13, 1 Samuel 25:32-34.
