2 Samuel 1:8
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And he said to me: Who art thou? And I said to him: I am an Amalecite.

an Amalekite

Genesis 14:7 And they returned, and came to the fountain of Misphat, the same is Cades: and they smote all the country of the Amalecites, and the Amorrhean that dwelt in Asasonthamar.

Exodus 17:8-16 And Amalec came, and fought against Israel in Raphidim. . . .

Numbers 24:20 And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.

Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Remember what Amalec did to thee in the way when thou camest out of Egypt: . . .

1 Samuel 15:3 Now therefore go, and smite Amalec, and utterly destroy all that he hath: spare him not, nor covet anything that is his: but slay both man and woman, child and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1 Samuel 27:8 And David and his men went up, and pillaged Gessuri, and Gerzi, and the Amalecites: for these were of old the inhabitants of the countries, as men go to Sur, even to the land of Egypt.

1 Samuel 30:1,13,17 Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire, . . .

Context
David Learns of Saul's Death
7And looking behind him, and seeing me, he called me. And I answered, Here am I. 8And he said to me: Who art thou? And I said to him: I am an Amalecite.9And 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.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:3
Now therefore go, and smite Amalec, and utterly destroy all that he hath: spare him not, nor covet anything that is his: but slay both man and woman, child and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1 Samuel 30:1
Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire,

1 Samuel 30:13
And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong; or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite: and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago.

2 Samuel 1:7
And looking behind him, and seeing me, he called me. And I answered, Here am I.

2 Samuel 1:9
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.

2 Samuel 1:13
And David said to the young man that told him: Whence art thou? He answered: I am the son of a stranger of Amalec.

Lexicon
‘Who
מִי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

are you?’
אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

he asked.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

So I told
וָאֹמַ֣ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

him,
אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

‘I am
אָנֹֽכִי׃ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

an Amalekite.’
עֲמָלֵקִ֖י (‘ă·mā·lê·qî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6003: Amalekites -- descendants of Amalek


Additional Translations
‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’And he said to me, Who are you? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

And he said to me, Who art thou? and I said, I am an Amalekite.

And he said to me, Who art thou? And I said to him, I am an Amalekite.

And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

And he said to me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

He said to me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'

And he saith to me, Who art thou? and I say unto him, An Amalekite I am.'
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