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2Samuel 1
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David Learns of Saul’s Death

1After Saul's death David came back from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.H310H4194H7586H1732H7725H5221H6002H1732H3427H8147H3117H6860
2The next day a young man arrived from Saul's camp. To show his grief, he had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head. He went to David and bowed to the ground in respect.H7992H3117H376H935H4264H7586H899H7167H127H7218H935H1732H5307H776H7812
3David asked him, "Where have you come from?" "I have escaped from the Israelite camp," he answered.H1732H559H935H559H4264H3478H4422
4"Tell me what happened," David said. "Our army ran away from the battle," he replied, "and many of our men were killed. Saul and his son Jonathan were also killed."H1732H559H4100H1697H5046H559H5971H5127H4421H7235H5971H5307H4191H7586H3083H1121H4191
5"How do you know that Saul and Jonathan are dead?" David asked him.H1732H559H5288H5046H3045H7586H3083H1121H4191
6He answered, "I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and I saw that Saul was leaning on his spear and that the chariots and cavalry of the enemy were closing in on him.H5288H5046H559H7136H7122H2022H1533H7586H8172H2595H7393H1167H6571H1692
7Then he turned around, saw me, and called to me. I answered, 'Yes, sir!'H6437H310H7200H7121H559
8He asked who I was, and I told him that I was an Amalekite.H559H559H6003
9Then he said, 'Come here and kill me! I have been badly wounded, and I'm about to die.'H559H5975H4191H7661H270H5315
10So I went up to him and killed him, because I knew that he would die anyway as soon as he fell. Then I took the crown from his head and the bracelet from his arm, and I have brought them to you, sir."H5975H4191H3045H2421H310H5307H3947H5145H7218H685H2220H935H113
11David tore his clothes in sorrow, and all his men did the same.H1732H2388H899H7167H582
12They grieved and mourned and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan and for Israel, the people of the LORD, because so many had been killed in battle.H5594H1058H6684H6153H7586H3083H1121H5971H3068H1004H3478H5307H2719
13David asked the young man who had brought him the news, "Where are you from?" He answered, "I'm an Amalekite, but I live in your country."H1732H559H5288H5046H559H1121H376H1616H6003
14David asked him, "How is it that you dared kill the LORD's chosen king?"H1732H559H3372H7971H3027H7843H3068H4899
15Then David called one of his men and said, "Kill him!" The man struck the Amalekite and mortally wounded him,H1732H7121H259H5288H559H5066H6293H5221H4191
16and David said to the Amalekite, "You brought this on yourself. You condemned yourself when you confessed that you killed the one whom the LORD chose to be king."H1732H559H1818H7218H6310H6030H559H4191H3068H4899

David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan

17David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,H1732H6969H7015H7586H3083H1121
18and ordered it to be taught to the people of Judah. (It is recorded in {\I The Book of Jashar.)H559H3925H1121H3063H7198H3789H5612H3477
19"On the hills of Israel our leaders are dead! The bravest of our soldiers have fallen!H6643H3478H2491H1116H1368H5307
20Do not announce it in Gath or in the streets of Ashkelon. Do not make the women of Philistia glad; do not let the daughters of pagans rejoice.H5046H1661H1319H2351H831H1323H6430H8055H1323H6189H5937
21"May no rain or dew fall on Gilboa's hills; may its fields be always barren! For the shields of the brave lie there in disgrace; the shield of Saul is no longer polished with oil.H2022H1533H2919H4306H7704H8641H4043H1368H1602H4043H7586H4899H8081
22Jonathan's bow was deadly, the sword of Saul was merciless, striking down the mighty, killing the enemy.H1818H2491H2459H1368H7198H3083H7734H268H2719H7586H7725H7387
23"Saul and Jonathan, so wonderful and dear; together in life, together in death; swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.H7586H3083H157H5273H2416H4194H6504H7043H5404H1396H738
24"Women of Israel, mourn for Saul! He clothed you in rich scarlet dresses and adorned you with jewels and gold.H1323H3478H1058H7586H3847H8144H5730H5927H5716H2091H3830
25"The brave soldiers have fallen, they were killed in battle. Jonathan lies dead in the hills.H1368H5307H8432H4421H3083H2491H1116
26"I grieve for you, my brother Jonathan; how dear you were to me! How wonderful was your love for me, better even than the love of women.H6887H251H3083H3966H5276H160H6381H160H802
27"The brave soldiers have fallen, their weapons abandoned and useless."H1368H5307H3627H4421H6


Good News Translation. Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. More details.
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