2 Samuel 1:10 — So I stood facing him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live aft… — AMP | maBible
Read 2 Samuel 1:10 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Samuel 1.10, 2 Samuel 1v10, 2S. 1:10. So I stood facing him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the band which was on…
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10 So I stood facing him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the band which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.” [1 Sam 31:4]
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The young Amalekite’s story conflicts with the description of Saul’s suicide as recounted in 1 Sam 31:3-6. He must have, at the very least, witnessed Saul’s death since he was able to obtain the crown and the arm band. He apparently expected that his story about administering the deathblow, whether…
This band or armlet was not jewelry, but a piece of armor worn around the arm.