NET Bible
"He said to me,‘Stand over me and finish me off! I’m very dizzy, even though I’m still alive.’"
— 2 Samuel 1:9, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“He said to me, 'Please stand beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.'”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
The young man who was telling him this said,“I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.
When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me. I answered,‘Here I am!’
He asked me,‘Who are you?’ I told him,‘I’m an Amalekite.’
He said to me,‘Stand over me and finish me off! I’m very dizzy, even though I’m still alive.’
So I stood over him and put him to death, since I knew that he couldn’t live in such a condition. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm. I have brought them here to my lord.”
David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.
They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.