14 David said to him, “How is it you were not (A)afraid to put out your hand to destroy (B)the Lord's anointed?”

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16 And David said to him, (A)“Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed (B)the Lord's anointed.’”

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David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, (A)“May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.

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22 But David said, (A)“What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? (B)Shall anyone be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?”

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The Last Words of David

23 Now these are the last words of David:

The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
    the oracle of (A)the man who was raised on high,
(B)the anointed of the God of Jacob,
    the sweet psalmist of Israel:[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:1 Or the favorite of the songs of Israel

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