2 Samuel 1:13
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And David said unto the young man that told him, whence art thou?.... From what place, or of what people and nation art…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18702 Samuel 1:13-14
Whether David believed the Amalekite’s story, or not, his anger was equally excited, and the fact that the young man was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 1:11-16
Here is, I. David's reception of these tidings. So far was he from falling into a transport of joy, as the Amalekite…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the son of a stranger, an Amalekite Or, the son of an Amalekite stranger, i.e. an Amalekite who had migrated into the…