“David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and cut him down!” He struck him so that he died.”
2 Samuel 1:15 (WEB)
Context Reading
13David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.” 14David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed?” 15David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and cut him down!” He struck him so that he died. 16David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain Yahweh’s anointed.’” 17David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son