2Samuel:1:1-16

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* And it happened , after the death of Saul , David returned from striking the Amalekites . And David remained in Ziklag two days . * And it happened on the third day , behold , a man came in out of the camp from Saul . And his garments were torn , and earth on his head . And it happened as he came to David , he fell to the earth and prostrated himself . * And David said to him , From where do you come ? And he said to him , I have escaped out of the camp of Israel . * And David said to him , How did the matter go ? Please tell me . And he answered , The people fled from the battle and also a multitude of the people have fallen , and they died , and also Saul and his son Jonathan have died . * And David said to the youth who was telling him , How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead ? * And the youth who was telling him said , By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa . And behold , Saul was leaning on his spear . And , behold , the chariots and the masters of horses closely followed him ! * And he turned behind him and he saw me and called to me . And I said , Behold me . * And he said to me , Who are you ? And I said , I am an Amalekite . * And he said to me , Please stand over me and kill me , for agony has seized me ; for all my life is still in me . * And I stood over him and killed him , for I knew that he could not live after his falling . And I took the crown on his head , and the bracelet on his arm , and I brought them to my lord here . * And David took hold on his garments and tore them ; and also all the men with him did so . * And they mourned and wept and fasted until the evening , for Saul , and for his son Jonathan , and for the people of Jehovah , and for the house of Israel , because they had fallen by the sword . * And David said to the youth who told him , From where are you ? And he said , I am the son of a foreigner , an Amalekite . * And David said to him , Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah ? * And David called to one of the young men , and said , Draw near and fall on him . And he struck him , and he died . * And David said to him , Your blood be on your own head , for your mouth has testified against you , saying , I put to death the anointed of Jehovah .

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