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2 Samuel 1:9

World English Bible

9 He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me, for anguish has taken hold of me because my life lingers in me.’

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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.

Christian Standard Bible

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

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.’

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.

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.’

New International Version

“Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me! I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’

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.’