2 Samuel 1:7-9
American Standard Version
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. 8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. 9 And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, [a]beside me, and slay me; for [b]anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.
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2 Samuel 1:7-9
New International Version
7 When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, ‘What can I do?’
8 “He asked me, ‘Who are you?’
“‘An Amalekite,(A)’ I answered.
9 “Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me!(B) I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’
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