9 "Then he said to me, 'Stand here by me and kill me! I'm in the throes of death, but I'm still alive.'
9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish #1# is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
9 And he said to me 'Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'
9 "Come here," he said, "and put me out of my misery. I'm nearly dead already, but my life hangs on."
9 He said to me again, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.'
9 "Then he begged me, 'Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:9
Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1-10
(Read 2 Samuel 1:1-10)
The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that he desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne.