2 Samuel 1:14–16
14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?n”
15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”o So he struck him down, and he died.p 16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.q Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
14 David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” 15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him.” And he struck him down so that he died. 16 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.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed? 15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 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.
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s anointed one?” David asked.
15 Then David said to one of his men, “Kill him!” So the man thrust his sword into the Amalekite and killed him. 16 “You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the Lord’s anointed one.”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
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.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s appointed king?”
15 Then David called one of his men and told him, “Go! Kill the Amalekite!” So the Israelite killed him. 16 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.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah’s anointed? 15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died. 16 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.
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah’s anointed? 15 Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, and fall on him. And he smote him that he died. 16 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.
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 David asked, “Why weren’t you afraid to take it upon yourself to destroy the Lord’s anointed king?” 15 Then David called one of ⸤his⸥ young men and told him, “Come here and attack him.” David’s young man executed him 16 while David said, “You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” 15 Then David summoned one of his servants and said, “Come here and kill him!” The servant struck him, and he died. 16 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.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 David said to him, “Were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” 15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Come here and strike him down.” So he struck him down and he died. 16 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.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed one?” 15 Then David called to one of the young men and said to him, “Come near; strike him.” So he struck him down and he died. 16 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!’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to kill the Lord’s anointed king?”
15 Then David called for one of his men. He said, “Go! Strike him down!” So he struck the man down, and the man died. 16 That’s because David had said to him, “Anything that happens to you will be your own fault. What your own mouth has spoken is a witness against you. You said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”
2 Samuel 1:14–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
15 And David called one of the young men and said, “Go, cut him down.” So he struck him and he died.
16 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.’ ”