2 Samuel 1:13 - Modern English Version

Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, “Where are you from?” He responded, “I am the son of one who sought refuge, an Amalekite.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

David said to the young man who told him, Where are you from? He answered, I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.

American Standard Version (1901)

And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

Common English Bible

“Where are you from?” David asked the young man who brought him the news. “I’m the son of an immigrant,” he answered. “An Amalekite.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And David said to the youth who had reported it to him, "Where are you from?" And he responded, "I am the son of a man who is a new arrival from the Amalekites."