2 Samuel
Chapter One
1 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;
2 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.
3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out
of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, 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.
5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul
and Jonathan his son are dead?
6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa,
behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen
followed hard after him.
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered,
Here am I.
8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
9 And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish
hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.
10 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 hither unto my lord.
11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the
men that were with him:
12 and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan
his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because
they were fallen by the sword.
13 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.
14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to
destroy Jehovah's anointed?
15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him.
And he smote him, so that he died.
16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified
against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his
son
18 (and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold,
it is written in the book of Jashar):
19 Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!
20 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.
21 Ye 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.
22 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.
23 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.
24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately,
Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon
thy high places.
26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been
unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.
27 How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!
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