2 Samuel 1:9

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“Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’”

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BSBPD

“Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul <FI>is<Fi> still in me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 1:9 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 9:54He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
  2. 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, 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.
  3. 1 Chronicles 10:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  4. Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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