2Sam 1
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And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter
of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
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it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul,
with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David,
that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
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And David said to him, From whence come you? And he said to him, Out of the camp of
Israel am I escaped.
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And David said to him, How went the matter? I pray you, tell me. And he answered,
The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead;
and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
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And David said to the young man that told him, How know you that Saul and Jonathan
his son are dead?
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And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold,
Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed
hard after him.
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And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, Here am
I.
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And he said to me, Who are you? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
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And he said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and slay me; for anguish has taken
hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.
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So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after
that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet
that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.
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Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that
were with him:
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and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his
son, and for the people of YHWH, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen
by the sword.
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And David said to the young man that told him, Whence are you? And he answered, I
am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
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And David said to him, How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy YHWH`s
anointed?
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And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he
smote him, so that he died.
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And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified
against you, saying, I have slain YHWH`s anointed.
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son
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(and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is
written in the book of Jashar):
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Your glory, O Israel, is slain upon your high places! How are the mighty fallen!
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Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters
of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
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You mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of
offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of
Saul, not anointed with oil.
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From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan turned
not back, And the sword of Saul returned not empty.
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Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they
were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.
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You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately, Who
put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon your
high places.
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I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant have you been to me: Your
love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.
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How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!