2Samuel:1
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Now 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 even 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 unto him ,
From whence comest thou ?
And he said unto him ,
Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped .
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And David said unto him ,
How went the matter ?
I pray thee ,
tell me .
And he answered ,
That 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 unto the young man that told him ,
How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead ?
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And the young man that told him said ,
As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa ,
behold ,
Saul leaned upon his spear ;
and ,
lo ,
the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him .
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And when he looked behind him ,
he saw me ,
and called unto me .
And I answered ,
Here am I .
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And he said unto me ,
Who art thou ?
And I answered him ,
I am an Amalekite .
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He said unto me again ,
Stand ,
I pray thee ,
upon me ,
and slay me :
for anguish is come upon me ,
because my life is yet whole in me .
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So I stood upon 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 .
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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 the LORD ,
and for the house of Israel ;
because they were fallen by the sword .
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And David said unto the young man that told him ,
Whence art thou ?
And he answered ,
I am the son of a stranger ,
an Amalekite .
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And David said unto him ,
How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD '
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 that he died .
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And David said unto him ,
Thy blood be upon thy head ;
for thy mouth hath testified against thee ,
saying ,
I have slain the LORD '
S anointed .
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son :
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Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow :
behold ,
it is written in the book of Jasher .)
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The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places :
how are the mighty fallen !
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Tell it not in Gath ,
publish it not in the streets of Askelon ;
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice ,
lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph .
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Ye mountains of Gilboa ,
let there be no dew ,
neither let there be rain ,
upon you ,
nor fields of offerings :
for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away ,
the shield of Saul ,
as though he had not been 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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Ye daughters of Israel ,
weep over Saul ,
who clothed you in scarlet ,
with other delights ,
who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel .
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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle !
O Jonathan ,
thou wast slain in thine high places .
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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 .
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How are the mighty fallen ,
and the weapons of war perished !