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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />David asked him, &#8220Why weren&#8217t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD&#8217s anointed?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Why were you not afraid to kill the LORD’s anointed one?” David asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So David said to him, “How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to reach out with your hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then David said to him, &#8220How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD&#8217S anointed?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to send forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Yahweh?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David questioned him, &#8220How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD&#8217s anointed?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David asked, "Why weren't you afraid to take it upon yourself to destroy the LORD's anointed king?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />David asked him, "How is it that you dared kill the LORD's chosen king?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />At this David asked him, "How is it that you weren't afraid to raise your hand to strike the LORD's anointed?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David asked him, ?Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD?s anointed??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David replied to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />David said to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David says to him, “How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of YHWH?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David saith unto him, 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will say to him, How, wert thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy Jehovah's Messiah?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />David said to him: Why didst thou not fear to put out thy hand to kill the Lord's anointed? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand, so that you would kill the Christ of the Lord?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put forth your hand to desecrate the LORD’s anointed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David said to him, “Were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And David said to him. How was it that you were not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David said to him: “How were you not afraid to stretch your hand to destroy the Anointed One of LORD JEHOVAH?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David said to him, How was it thou wast not afraid to lift thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=125" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/1.htm">David Learns of Saul's Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.” <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">So David</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">asked</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">“Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">were you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: yā·rê·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">afraid</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: liš·lō·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">to lift</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">your hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: lə·ša·ḥêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4899.htm" title="4899: mə·šî·aḥ (Adj-msc) -- Anointed. From mashach; anointed; usually a consecrated person; specifically, the Messiah.">anointed?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm">1 Samuel 24:6</a></span><br />So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-9.htm">1 Samuel 26:9-11</a></span><br />But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” / David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. / But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22</a></span><br />‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15</a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4</a></span><br />Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">1 Samuel 10:1</a></span><br />Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3-5</a></span><br />Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.” / “You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.” / Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">1 Samuel 15:1</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a></span><br />So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-23.htm">1 Samuel 26:23</a></span><br />May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">1 Kings 2:32</a></span><br />The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a></span><br />Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10</a></span><br />Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-2</a></span><br />Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And David said to him, How were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?</p><p class="hdg">How</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/12-8.htm">Numbers 12:8</a></b></br> With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4</a></b></br> Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">2 Peter 2:10</a></b></br> But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous <i>are they</i>, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.</p><p class="hdg">stretch forth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm">1 Samuel 24:6</a></b></br> And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he <i>is</i> the anointed of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/26-9.htm">1 Samuel 26:9</a></b></br> And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15</a></b></br> <i>Saying</i>, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-23.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-13.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-15.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-13.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-21.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-23.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-11.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-23.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-23.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-23.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-19.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/3-11.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-15.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-11.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-7.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-16.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-1.htm">The Amalekite who accused himself of Saul's death is slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm">David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So David asked him</b><br>David, the anointed king of Israel, is speaking to the Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul. This interaction occurs after the death of Saul, Israel's first king, and Jonathan, his son, in battle against the Philistines. David's question reflects his deep respect for God's chosen leaders, despite Saul's previous attempts to kill him. This moment highlights David's character and his adherence to God's authority, setting a precedent for leadership that values divine appointment over personal ambition.<p><b>“Why were you not afraid</b><br>David's question implies a moral and spiritual expectation that reverence for God's anointed should instill fear or respect. In the ancient Near Eastern context, kings were often seen as divinely appointed, and to harm them was to challenge divine authority. This reflects a broader biblical principle seen in passages like <a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1-2</a>, which emphasizes submission to governing authorities as instituted by God.<p><b>to lift your hand</b><br>The phrase "lift your hand" is a Hebrew idiom for taking action, particularly violent action. It suggests a deliberate and conscious decision to harm. In biblical narratives, the hand often symbolizes power and action, as seen in <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>, where God's hand is described as powerful and victorious. Here, it underscores the gravity of the Amalekite's claim to have killed Saul.<p><b>to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”</b><br>The term "the LORD’s anointed" refers to Saul, who was anointed by the prophet Samuel as king over Israel (<a href="/1_samuel/10.htm">1 Samuel 10:1</a>). Anointing with oil was a sacred act signifying God's choice and empowerment for leadership. This concept of anointing is a type of Christ, the Messiah, which means "Anointed One." David's respect for Saul, despite Saul's failings, foreshadows the ultimate respect and reverence due to Jesus Christ, God's anointed Savior. David's refusal to harm Saul, even when given the opportunity, is a testament to his understanding of God's sovereignty and the sanctity of God's chosen leaders.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, known for his heart after God and his complex life of triumphs and failures. In this passage, he is responding to the news of King Saul's death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_amalekite.htm">The Amalekite</a></b><br>A young man who claimed to have killed Saul, expecting a reward from David. His actions and words are central to the unfolding of this account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, anointed by God but later rejected due to disobedience. His death marks a significant transition in Israel's history.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_anointed.htm">The LORD’s Anointed</a></b><br>A term used to describe someone chosen by God for a specific purpose, in this case, King Saul. It underscores the sacredness of God's chosen leaders.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_gilboa.htm">Mount Gilboa</a></b><br>The location where Saul and his sons died in battle against the Philistines, setting the stage for the events in this chapter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_anointed.htm">Respect for God’s Anointed</a></b><br>David’s reaction highlights the importance of respecting those whom God has placed in positions of authority, even when they are flawed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The Amalekite’s lack of fear in killing Saul contrasts with David’s reverence for God’s anointed, teaching us about the importance of fearing God in our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_leadership.htm">Integrity in Leadership</a></b><br>David’s consistent respect for Saul, despite Saul’s pursuit of him, demonstrates integrity and faithfulness to God’s principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God’s Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>Recognizing that God appoints leaders, and our role is to respect and pray for them, trusting in God’s ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The Amalekite’s fate serves as a warning about the consequences of taking matters into our own hands and acting against God’s will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_execute_the_amalekite.htm">2 Samuel 1:13–16: Why would David execute the Amalekite based solely on his own confession with no corroborating witnesses? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_david's_acceptance_of_cursing_contradict.htm">(2 Samuel 16:10–12) Does David’s acceptance of Shimei’s cursing contradict other texts where blasphemy or cursing of God’s anointed is forbidden? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_saul's_death_explained_differently.htm">2 Samuel 1:1–10: How can Saul’s death be attributed to both his own sword (1 Samuel 31) and an Amalekite’s actions without contradiction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_10_4_and_2_sam_1_10.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 10’s account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">How wast thou not afraid?</span>--David now turns to the Amalekite. It does not matter whether he fully believed his story or not, the man must be judged by his own account of himself. (See <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm" title="And David said to him, Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.">2Samuel 1:16</a>.) Regicide was not in David's eyes merely a political crime; he had showed on more than one occasion of great temptation (<a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm" title="And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.">1Samuel 24:6</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/26-9.htm" title="And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?">1Samuel 26:9</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/26-11.htm" title="The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray you, take you now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.">1Samuel 26:11</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/26-16.htm" title="This thing is not good that you have done. As the LORD lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.">1Samuel 26:16</a>) that he considered taking the life of "the Lord's anointed" as a religious offence of the greatest magnitude. It was an especially grievous thing for a foreigner and an Amalekite thus to smite him whom God had appointed as the monarch of Israel.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asked</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Why</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֚יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were you not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">afraid</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרֵ֔אתָ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rê·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to lift</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(liš·lō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽדְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁחֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ša·ḥêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anointed?”</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשִׁ֥יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4899.htm">Strong's 4899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/1-14.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 1:14 David said to him How were you (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/1-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 1:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 1:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/1-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 1:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 1:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>