13 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

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.

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13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, “Where are you from?”

“I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,(A)” he answered.

14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?(B)

15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”(C) So he struck him down, and he died.(D) 16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.(E) Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

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