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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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New King James Version
2 Samuel 1:16
So David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, "I have killed the LORD's anointed."'
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Christian Standard Bible®
For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood is on your own head because your own mouth testified against you by saying, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood is on your own head because your own mouth testified against you by saying, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
Hebrew Names Version
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.
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.
King James Version
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.
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.
Lexham English Bible
David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you by saying, ‘I killed Yahweh's anointed one!'"
David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you by saying, ‘I killed Yahweh's anointed one!'"
English Standard Version
And David said to him, "Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord 's anointed.'"
And David said to him, "Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord 's anointed.'"
New Century Version
David had said to the Amalekite, "You are responsible for your own death. You confessed by saying, ‘I have killed the Lord 's appointed king.'"
David had said to the Amalekite, "You are responsible for your own death. You confessed by saying, ‘I have killed the Lord 's appointed king.'"
New English Translation
David said to him, "Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying ‘I have put the Lord 's anointed to death.'"
David said to him, "Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying ‘I have put the Lord 's anointed to death.'"
Amplified Bible
David said to the [fallen] man, "Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed.'"
David said to the [fallen] man, "Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed.'"
New American Standard Bible
And David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have finished off the LORD'S anointed.'"
And David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have finished off the LORD'S anointed.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thine owne head: for thine owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the Lords Anoynted.
Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thine owne head: for thine owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the Lords Anoynted.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has answered against you, saying, ‘I have put the anointed of Yahweh to death.'"
And David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has answered against you, saying, ‘I have put the anointed of Yahweh to death.'"
Complete Jewish Bible
David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head. Your own mouth convicted you when you said, ‘I killed Adonai 's anointed.'"
David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head. Your own mouth convicted you when you said, ‘I killed Adonai 's anointed.'"
Darby Translation
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.
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.
George Lamsa Translation
And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, for you have said, I have slain the LORDS anointed.
And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, for you have said, I have slain the LORDS anointed.
Good News Translation
and David said to the Amalekite, "You brought this on yourself. You condemned yourself when you confessed that you killed the one whom the Lord chose to be king."
and David said to the Amalekite, "You brought this on yourself. You condemned yourself when you confessed that you killed the one whom the Lord chose to be king."
Literal Translation
And David said to him, Your blood be on your own head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I caused to die the anointed of Jehovah.
And David said to him, Your blood be on your own head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I caused to die the anointed of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde Dauid vnto him: Thy bloude be vpon thyne owne heade. For thy mouth hath spoken against thyselfe and sayde: I haue slayne the anoynted of the LORDE.
Then sayde Dauid vnto him: Thy bloude be vpon thyne owne heade. For thy mouth hath spoken against thyselfe and sayde: I haue slayne the anoynted of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.
And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thyne owne head: For thyne owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slayne the lordes annoynted.
Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thyne owne head: For thyne owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slayne the lordes annoynted.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.'
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.'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid said vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thy head: for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the Lords Annoynted.
And Dauid said vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thy head: for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the Lords Annoynted.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thine own head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain the anointed of the Lord.
And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thine own head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain the anointed of the Lord.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
Berean Standard Bible
For David had said to the Amalekite, "Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth testified against you, saying, 'I killed the LORD's anointed.'"
For David had said to the Amalekite, "Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth testified against you, saying, 'I killed the LORD's anointed.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide to hym, Thi blood be on thin heed; for thi mouth spak ayens thee, and seide, Y killide the crist of the Lord.
And Dauid seide to hym, Thi blood be on thin heed; for thi mouth spak ayens thee, and seide, Y killide the crist of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and David saith unto him, `Thy blood [is] on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I -- I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'
and David saith unto him, `Thy blood [is] on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I -- I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'
Update Bible Version
And David said to him, Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain Yahweh's anointed.
And David said to him, Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain Yahweh's anointed.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to him, Thy blood [be] upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
And David said to him, Thy blood [be] upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
World English Bible
David said to him, Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain Yahweh's anointed.
David said to him, Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain Yahweh's anointed.
New Living Translation
"You have condemned yourself," David said, "for you yourself confessed that you killed the Lord 's anointed one."
"You have condemned yourself," David said, "for you yourself confessed that you killed the Lord 's anointed one."
New Life Bible
David said to him, "Your blood is on your head. Because your mouth has spoken against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord's chosen one.'"
David said to him, "Your blood is on your head. Because your mouth has spoken against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord's chosen one.'"
New Revised Standard
David said to him, "Your blood be on your head; for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord 's anointed.'"
David said to him, "Your blood be on your head; for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord 's anointed.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said unto him, Thy blood, be upon thine own head, - for, thine own mouth, hath testified against thee, saying, I myself, put to death the Anointed of Yahweh.
And David said unto him, Thy blood, be upon thine own head, - for, thine own mouth, hath testified against thee, saying, I myself, put to death the Anointed of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David said to him: Thy blood be upon thy own head: for thy own mouth hath spoken against thee, saying: I have slain the Lord’s anointed.
And David said to him: Thy blood be upon thy own head: for thy own mouth hath spoken against thee, saying: I have slain the Lord’s anointed.
Revised Standard Version
And David said to him, "Your blood be upon your head; for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have slain the LORD'S anointed.'"
And David said to him, "Your blood be upon your head; for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have slain the LORD'S anointed.'"
THE MESSAGE
"You asked for it," David told him. "You sealed your death sentence when you said you killed God 's anointed king."
"You asked for it," David told him. "You sealed your death sentence when you said you killed God 's anointed king."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed.'"
David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed.'"
Contextual Overview
11 Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. 12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. 13 Then David said to the young man who told him, "Where are you from?" And he answered, "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite." 14 So David said to him, "How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?" 15 Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go near, and execute him!" And he struck him so that he died. 16 So David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, "I have killed the LORD's anointed."'
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Thy blood: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Leviticus 20:9, Leviticus 20:11-13, Leviticus 20:16, Leviticus 20:27, Deuteronomy 19:10, Joshua 2:19, Judges 9:24, 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Kings 2:32, 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Kings 2:37, Ezekiel 18:13, Ezekiel 33:5, Matthew 27:25, Acts 20:26
mouth: 2 Samuel 1:10, Job 15:6, Proverbs 6:2, Luke 19:22, Romans 3:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:26 - conceal 1 Samuel 26:11 - that I should 2 Samuel 3:29 - rest 2 Samuel 16:8 - the blood 2 Samuel 18:13 - wrought Ecclesiastes 10:12 - but Ezekiel 33:4 - his blood Hosea 12:14 - therefore Acts 18:6 - Your
Cross-References
Genesis 1:7
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Deuteronomy 4:19
And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.
And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.
Job 31:26
If I have observed the sun [fn] when it shines,Or the moon moving in brightness,
If I have observed the sun [fn] when it shines,Or the moon moving in brightness,
Job 38:7
When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Psalms 8:3
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
Psalms 19:6
Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And David said unto him, thy blood [be] upon thy head,.... The blood that he had shed, let him suffer for it; for as he had shed blood, his blood ought to be shed, according to the law of God; and for proof of this, that he had so done, he appeals to his own confession:
for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord's anointed; and what might serve to confirm the truth of what he had said were the crown and bracelet which he brought along with him; and besides he was an Amalekite, of a nation that was devoted to destruction; and, as Abarbinel thinks, David might suppose that he killed Saul to take vengeance on him for what he had done to their nation; but, after all, both he and Maimonides n allow the punishment of him was not strictly according to law, but was a temporary decree, an extraordinary case, and an act of royal authority; for in common cases a man was not to be condemned and put to death upon his own confession, since it is possible he may not be in his right mind o; but David chose to exercise severity in this case, partly to show his respect to Saul, and to ingratiate himself into the favour of his friends, and partly to deter men from attempting to assassinate princes, who himself was now about to ascend the throne.
n Hilchot Sanhedrin, c. 18. sect. 6. o T. Bab. Yehamot, fol. 25. 2. Maimon. ibid.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
David might well think his sentence just though severe, for he had more than once expressed the deliberate opinion that none could lift up his hand against the Lordâs anointed, and be guiltless (see 1 Samuel 24:6; 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Samuel 26:11, 1 Samuel 26:16).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 1:16. Thy blood be upon thy head — If he killed Saul, as he said he did, then he deserved death; at that time it was not known to the contrary, and this man was executed on his own confession.
