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1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days. After the death of Saul, David returned from striking down the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage. On the third day a man came from the field of battle, one of Saul’s people, with his garments torn and his head covered with dirt. Going to David, he fell to the ground in homage. On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honor.
3 David said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.” David asked him, “Where have you come from?” He replied, “From the Israelite camp: I have escaped.” “Where have you come from?” David asked him. He answered, “I have escaped from the Israelite camp.”
4 And David said to him, “How did it go? Tell me.” And he answered, “The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.” “What happened?” David said. “Tell me.” He answered that the soldiers had fled the battle and many of them had fallen and were dead; and that Saul and his son Jonathan were dead. “What happened?” David asked. “Tell me.” “The men fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
5 Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” Then David said to the youth who was reporting to him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 And the young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him. The youth reporting to him replied: “I happened to find myself on Mount Gilboa and saw Saul leaning on his spear, with chariots and horsemen closing in on him. “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” the young man said, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit.
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ He turned around and saw me, and called me to him. When I said, ‘Here I am,’ When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, ‘What can I do?’
8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ he asked me, ‘Who are you?’ and I replied, ‘An Amalekite.’ “He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ “’An Amalekite,’ I answered.
9 And he said to me, ‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’ Then he said to me, ‘Stand over me, please, and put me to death, for I am in great suffering, but still alive.’ “Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me! I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’
10 So I stood beside 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 armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.” So I stood over him and put him to death, for I knew that he could not survive his wound. I removed the crown from his head and the armlet from his arm and brought them here to my lord.” “So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.”
11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. David seized his garments and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them.
12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the LORD and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
13 And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.” David said to the youth who had reported to him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I am the son of a resident alien, an Amalekite.” David said to the young man who brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,” he answered.
14 David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put forth your hand to desecrate the LORD’s anointed?” David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him.” And he struck him down so that he died. David then called one of the attendants and said to him, “Come, strike him down”; so he struck him and he died. Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.
16 And David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the LORD’s anointed.’” David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for you testified against yourself when you said, ‘I put the LORD’s anointed to death.’” For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son, Then David chanted this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,
18 and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said: (he commanded that it be taught to the Judahites; it is recorded in the Book of Jashar): and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):
19 “Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen! Alas! the glory of Israel, slain upon your heights! How can the warriors have fallen! “A gazelle lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have 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 exult. Do not report it in Gath, as good news in Ashkelon’s streets, Lest Philistine women rejoice, lest the women of the uncircumcised exult! “Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.
21 “You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. O mountains of Gilboa, upon you be neither dew nor rain, nor surging from the deeps! Defiled there the warriors’ shields, the shield of Saul—no longer anointed with oil! “Mountains of Gilboa, may you have neither dew nor rain, may no showers fall on your terraced fields. For there the shield of the mighty was despised, the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed 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. From the blood of the slain, from the bodies of the warriors, The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, nor the sword of Saul return unstained. “From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.
23 “Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions. Saul and Jonathan, beloved and dear, separated neither in life nor death, swifter than eagles, stronger than lions! Saul and Jonathan— in life they were loved and admired, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
24 “You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. Women of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and in finery, covered your clothing with ornaments of gold. “Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and finery, who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.
25 “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! “Jonathan lies slain on your high places. How can the warriors have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan—slain upon your heights! “How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women. I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother! Most dear have you been to me; More wondrous your love to me than the love of women. I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.
27 “How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war perished!” How can the warriors have fallen, the weapons of war have perished! “How the mighty have fallen! The weapons of war have perished!”
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