Bible Strands
2 Samuel 1:13
And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David questions the messenger who arrived with news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths, following the group's mourning in verse 12. The words — The phrase אֵי מִזֶּה (ei mizzeh) literally renders "where from this?" as David demands the young man's place of origin. The thread — This exchange parallels the identification dialogue recorded in 2 Samuel 1:8, where the same figure claims Amalekite descent. Why it lands — The text establishes David's procedural verification of the messenger's identity before accepting his report, requiring a reader to note that factual inquiry precedes judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 1:8 ‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’