2 Samuel 1:9

Douay-Rheims Bible

And he said to me: Stand over me, and kill me: for anguish is come upon me, and as yet my whole life is in me.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for I’m mortally wounded, but my life still lingers.’

Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

King James Version
He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

Lexham English Bible
He said to me, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for convulsions have seized me, even though my life is still in me.'

English Standard Version
And he said to me, ‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

New Century Version
"Then Saul said to me, ‘Please come here and kill me. I am badly hurt and am almost dead already.'

New English Translation
He said to me, ‘Stand over me and finish me off! I'm very dizzy, even though I'm still alive.'

Amplified Bible
"He said to me, 'Stand up facing me and kill me, for [terrible] agony has come over me, yet I still live [and I will be taken alive].'

New American Standard Bible
"And he said to me, 'Please stand next to me and finish me off, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide hee vnto me, I pray thee come vpon mee, and slay me: for anguish is come vpon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to me, ‘Please stand beside me and put me to death, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'

Contemporary English Version
Then he said, "Kill me! I'm dying, and I'm in terrible pain."

Complete Jewish Bible
He said to me, ‘I'm in agony, and I'm going to die, but I'm still alive. So please, stand next to me; and kill me.'

Darby Translation
He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Saul said, ‘Please kill me. I am hurt badly. And I am about to die anyway.'

George Lamsa Translation
Then he said to me, Stand over me and slay me; for anguish has seized me because my life is still whole in me.

Good News Translation
Then he said, ‘Come here and kill me! I have been badly wounded, and I'm about to die.'

Literal Translation
And he said to me, Please stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me; for all my life is still in me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he saide vnto me: Come to me, and kyll me, for anguysh hath gotten holde of me: for my life is yet whole within me.

American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

Bible in Basic English
Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He sayde vnto me agayne: I pray thee come vpon me, and slea me: For anguyshe is come vpon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto me: Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me, for the agony hath taken hold of me; because my life is just yet in me.

King James Version (1611)
He said vnto me againe, Stand, I pray thee, vpon me, and slay me: for anguish is come vpon mee, because my life is yet whole in me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me, for a dreadful darkness has come upon me, for all my life is in me.

English Revised Version
And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me, for anguish hath taken hold of me; because my life is yet whole in me.

Berean Standard Bible
Then he begged me, 'Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me but my life still lingers.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he spak to me, Stonde thou on me, and sle me; for angwischis holden me, and yit al my lijf is in me.

Young's Literal Translation
`And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul [is] still in me.

Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and slay me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

Webster's Bible Translation
He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life [is] yet whole in me.

World English Bible
He said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

New King James Version
He said to me again, "Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.'

New Living Translation
"Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.'

New Life Bible
Then he said to me, ‘I beg you, stand beside me and kill me. I am in pain, and yet I am still alive.'

New Revised Standard
He said to me, ‘Come, stand over me and kill me; for convulsions have seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto me, I pray thee, take thy stand by me, and put me to death, for the cramp hath seized me, - even for as long as my life shall be in me.

Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, 'Stand beside me and slay me; for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

THE MESSAGE
"Come here," he said, "and put me out of my misery. I'm nearly dead already, but my life hangs on."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then he said to me, 'Please stand beside me and kill me, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'

Contextual Overview

¹ Now it came to pass, after Saul was dead, that David returned from the slaughter of the Amalecites, and abode two days in Siceleg. ² And on the third day, there appeared a man who came out of Saul’s camp, with his garments rent, and dust strewed on his head: and when he came to David, he fell upon his face, and adored. ³ And David said to him: From whence comest thou? And he said to him: I am fled out of the camp of Israel. ⁴ And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me: He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain. ⁵ And David said to the young man that told him: How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son, are dead? ⁶ And the young man that told him, said: I came by chance upon mount Gelboe, and Saul leaned upon his spear: and the chariots and horsemen drew nigh unto him, ⁷ And looking behind him, and seeing me, he called me. And I answered, Here am I. ⁸ And he said to me: Who art thou? And I said to him: I am an Amalecite. ⁹ And he said to me: Stand over me, and kill me: for anguish is come upon me, and as yet my whole life is in me. ¹⁰ So standing over him, I killed him: for I knew that he could not live after the fall: and I took the diadem that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither to thee, my lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

anguish: etc. or, my coat of mail, or, my embroidered coat hindereth me, that my, etc

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 31:4 - Saul 1 Chronicles 10:4 - Saul took Revelation 9:6 - shall men

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.

Genesis 1:2
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.

Genesis 1:5
And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.

Genesis 1:6
And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:9
God also said; Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.

Genesis 1:11
And he said: let the earth bring forth green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.

Genesis 1:29
And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:

Job 26:7
He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me again, stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me,.... Which it can hardly be thought Saul would say; since he might as well have died by the hands of the uncircumcised Philistines, which he endeavoured to avoid, as by the hands of an Amalekite:

for anguish is come upon me; or trembling, as the Targum, not through fear of death, but through fear of falling into the hands of the Philistines, and of being ill used by them. Some render the words, "my embroidered coat", or "breastplate", or "coat of mail", holds me g, or hinders me from being pierced through with the sword or spear; so Ben Gersom h:

because my life [is] yet whole in me: for though he had been wounded by the archers, yet he did not apprehend he had received any mortal wound, but his life was whole in him; and therefore feared he should fall into their hands alive, and be ill treated by them.

g היבץ "tunica scutulata", Braunius; "ocellata chlamys", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "thorax villosus seu pelliceus", Texelii Phoenix, p. 210. h Vid. Braunium de Vest. Sacredot. Heb. l. 1. c. 17. sect. 9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Anguish - The Hebrew word used here occurs nowhere else, and is of doubtful meaning (compare the margin). The rabbis interpret it as a cramp or giddiness.