10 And I stand over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he does not live after his falling, and I take the crown which [is] on his head, and the bracelet which [is] on his arm, and bring them to my lord here.”

11 And David takes hold on his garments, and tears them, and also all the men who [are] with him,

12 and they mourn, and weep, and fast until the evening, for Saul, and for his son Jonathan, and for the people of YHWH, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.

13 And David says to the youth who is declaring [it] to him, “Where [are] you from?” And he says, “I [am] the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.”

14 And David says to him, “How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of YHWH?”

15 And David calls to one of the youths and says, “Draw near—fall on him”; and he strikes him, and he dies;

16 and David says to him, “Your blood [is] on your own head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I put to death the anointed of YHWH.”

2 Samuel 1:10-16, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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