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2 Samuel 1:14-16
The Message
2 Samuel 1:14-16
The Message
14-15 “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.
16 “You asked for it,” David told him. “You sealed your death sentence when you said you killed God’s anointed king.”
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2 Samuel 1:14-16
New International Version
2 Samuel 1:14-16
New International Version
14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?(A)”
15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”(B) So he struck him down, and he died.(C) 16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.(D) Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
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