2 Samuel 1:9 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He said to me again, 'Please, stand over me and kill me, because I'm in terrible pain, yet I'm still fully alive.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is recounting someone's desperate plea to be put out of their misery while they were still conscious and suffering.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of an Amalekite's account to David of how King Saul died on Mount Gilboa after being wounded in battle against the Philistines. The man claims Saul asked him to end his life because he was mortally wounded but still conscious and in agony. However, this account contradicts the earlier biblical record that Saul fell on his own sword.

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