nkjv 2Samuel:1:1-16 SEEK
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Now it came to pass after the death of Saul ,
when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites ,
and David had stayed two days in Ziklag ,
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on the third day ,
behold ,
it happened that a man came from Saul '
s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head .
So it was ,
when he came to David ,
that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself .
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And David said to him , "
Where have you come from ?"
So he said to him , "
I have escaped from the camp of Israel ."
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Then David said to him , "
How did the matter go ?
Please tell me ."
And he answered , "
The people have fled from the battle ,
many of the people are fallen and dead ,
and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also ."
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So David said to the young man who told him , "
How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead ?"
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Then the young man who told him said , "
As I happened by chance to be on Mount Gilboa ,
there was Saul ,
leaning on his spear ;
and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him .
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Now when he looked behind him ,
he saw me and called to me .
And I answered , "
Here I am .'
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And he said to me , "
Who are you ?'
So I answered him , "
I am an Amalekite .'
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He said to me again , "
Please stand over me and kill me ,
for anguish has come upon me ,
but my life still remains in me .'
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So I stood over him and killed him ,
because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen .
And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm ,
and have brought them here to my lord ."
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Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and tore them ,
and so did all the men who were with him .
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And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son ,
for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel ,
because they had fallen by the sword .
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Then David said to the young man who told him , "
Where are you from ?"
And he answered , "
I am the son of an alien ,
an Amalekite ."
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So David said to him , "
How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD '
s anointed ?"
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Then David called one of the young men and said , "
Go near ,
and execute him !"
And he struck him so that he died .
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So David said to him , "
Your blood is on your own head ,
for your own mouth has testified against you ,
saying , "
I have killed the LORD '
s anointed ."'