New International Reader's Version

2 Samuel 1:8-10 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

8. "He asked me, 'Who are you?' " 'An Amalekite,' I answered.

9. "Then he said to me, 'Stand over me and kill me! I'm close to death, but I'm still alive.'

10. "So I stood over him and killed him. I did it because I knew that after he had lost the battle he would be killed anyway. So I took the crown that was on his head. I also took his armband. I've brought them here to you. You are my master."