Posted: May 31, 2015 12:28 am
iskander wrote:The Jewish Study Bible translates 2 sam1:10 as follows.
"So I stood over him and finish him off , for I knew that he would never rise from where he was lying, then I took .."
This complements 1 Sam 31 . In 1 Sam 31 , Saul falls on his sword and in 2 Sam 1 he begs the Amalekite to finish him off.
Its more likely the truth of Saul's death by his own hand was given to David.
The Amalekite was not the instrument of death in either case.