2 Samuel 1:9

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And he said unto me, I pray thee, take thy stand by me, and put me to death, for the cramp hath seized me, - even for as long as my life shall be in me.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for I’m mortally wounded, but my life still lingers.’

Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

King James Version
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.

Lexham English Bible
He said to me, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for convulsions have seized me, even though my life is still in me.'

English Standard Version
And he said to me, ‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

New Century Version
"Then Saul said to me, ‘Please come here and kill me. I am badly hurt and am almost dead already.'

New English Translation
He said to me, ‘Stand over me and finish me off! I'm very dizzy, even though I'm still alive.'

Amplified Bible
"He said to me, 'Stand up facing me and kill me, for [terrible] agony has come over me, yet I still live [and I will be taken alive].'

New American Standard Bible
"And he said to me, 'Please stand next to me and finish me off, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide hee vnto me, I pray thee come vpon mee, and slay me: for anguish is come vpon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to me, ‘Please stand beside me and put me to death, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'

Contemporary English Version
Then he said, "Kill me! I'm dying, and I'm in terrible pain."

Complete Jewish Bible
He said to me, ‘I'm in agony, and I'm going to die, but I'm still alive. So please, stand next to me; and kill me.'

Darby Translation
He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Saul said, ‘Please kill me. I am hurt badly. And I am about to die anyway.'

George Lamsa Translation
Then he said to me, Stand over me and slay me; for anguish has seized me because my life is still whole in me.

Good News Translation
Then he said, ‘Come here and kill me! I have been badly wounded, and I'm about to die.'

Literal Translation
And he said to me, Please stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me; for all my life is still in me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he saide vnto me: Come to me, and kyll me, for anguysh hath gotten holde of me: for my life is yet whole within me.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He sayde vnto me agayne: I pray thee come vpon me, and slea me: For anguyshe is come vpon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto me: Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me, for the agony hath taken hold of me; because my life is just yet in me.

King James Version (1611)
He said vnto me againe, Stand, I pray thee, vpon me, and slay me: for anguish is come vpon mee, because my life is yet whole in me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me, for a dreadful darkness has come upon me, for all my life is in me.

English Revised Version
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.

Berean Standard Bible
Then he begged me, 'Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me but my life still lingers.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he spak to me, Stonde thou on me, and sle me; for angwischis holden me, and yit al my lijf is in me.

Young's Literal Translation
`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 [is] still in me.

Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and slay me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

Webster's Bible Translation
He said to 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.

World English Bible
He said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

New King James Version
He said to me again, "Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.'

New Living Translation
"Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.'

New Life Bible
Then he said to me, ‘I beg you, stand beside me and kill me. I am in pain, and yet I am still alive.'

New Revised Standard
He said to me, ‘Come, stand over me and kill me; for convulsions have seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: Stand over me, and kill me: for anguish is come upon me, and as yet my whole life is in me.

Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, 'Stand beside me and slay me; for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

THE MESSAGE
"Come here," he said, "and put me out of my misery. I'm nearly dead already, but my life hangs on."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then he said to me, 'Please stand beside me and kill me, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.'

Contextual Overview

¹ And so it was, after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the smiting of the Amalekites, and David had abode in Ziklag two days, ² yea so it was, on the third day, that lo! a man came out of the camp, from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head, - and so it was, when he came in unto David, that he fell to the earth, and did homage. ³ And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel, am I escaped. ⁴ And David said unto him - How turned out the matter? tell me, I pray thee. And he said - The people have fled from the battle, yea moreover, many, of the people have fallen, and died, Yea moreover, Saul, and Jonathan his son, are dead. ⁵ Then said David unto the young man who was telling him, - How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? ⁶ And the young man who was telling him said, It, so happened, that I was on Mount Gilboa, when lo! Saul, leaning upon his spear, and lo! the chariots and horsemen, hotly pursued him; ⁷ so he turned behind him, and saw me, - and cried out unto me, and I said, Behold me! ⁸ And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I said unto him, An Amalekite, am I. ⁹ And he said unto me, I pray thee, take thy stand by me, and put me to death, for the cramp hath seized me, - even for as long as my life shall be in me. ¹⁰ So I took my stand by him, and put him to death, for I perceived that he could not survive his fall, - so I took the crown that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them in unto my lord, here.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

anguish: etc. or, my coat of mail, or, my embroidered coat hindereth me, that my, etc

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 31:4 - Saul 1 Chronicles 10:4 - Saul took Revelation 9:6 - shall men

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:2
Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,

Genesis 1:5
and God called the light, day, but the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening - and it was morning, one day.

Genesis 1:6
And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a means of dividing, between waters and waters,

Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening - and it was morning, a, second day.

Genesis 1:9
And God said - Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry - ground appear. And it was so.

Genesis 1:11
And God said - Let the land put-forth vegetation-herb yielding seed, fruit-tree, bearing fruit, after its kind, whose seed is within it on the land. And it was so,

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said to them Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, - and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land.

Genesis 1:29
And God said - Lo! I have given to you - every herb yielding seed which is on the face of all the land, and every tree wherein is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, - to you, shall it be, for food;

Job 26:7
Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me again, stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me,.... Which it can hardly be thought Saul would say; since he might as well have died by the hands of the uncircumcised Philistines, which he endeavoured to avoid, as by the hands of an Amalekite:

for anguish is come upon me; or trembling, as the Targum, not through fear of death, but through fear of falling into the hands of the Philistines, and of being ill used by them. Some render the words, "my embroidered coat", or "breastplate", or "coat of mail", holds me g, or hinders me from being pierced through with the sword or spear; so Ben Gersom h:

because my life [is] yet whole in me: for though he had been wounded by the archers, yet he did not apprehend he had received any mortal wound, but his life was whole in him; and therefore feared he should fall into their hands alive, and be ill treated by them.

g היבץ "tunica scutulata", Braunius; "ocellata chlamys", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "thorax villosus seu pelliceus", Texelii Phoenix, p. 210. h Vid. Braunium de Vest. Sacredot. Heb. l. 1. c. 17. sect. 9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Anguish - The Hebrew word used here occurs nowhere else, and is of doubtful meaning (compare the margin). The rabbis interpret it as a cramp or giddiness.