2 Samuel 1:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.”
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“Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David calleth to one of the youths, and saith, `Draw nigh--fall upon him;' and he smiteth him, and he dieth;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 1:15 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 8:20So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
- 1 Samuel 22:17Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 4:10when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
- 1 Kings 2:25So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
- 1 Kings 2:34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
- 1 Kings 2:46Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
- Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
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