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2 Samuel 1:1
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:2 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:3 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:4 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:5 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:6 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:7 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:8 |
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And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered
him, I am an Amalekite. |
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| 2 Samuel 1:9 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:10 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:11 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:12 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:13 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:14 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:15 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:16 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:17 |
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And David lamented with this lamentation over
Saul and over Jonathan his son: |
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| 2 Samuel 1:18 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:19 |
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The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high
places: how are the mighty fallen! |
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| 2 Samuel 1:20 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:21 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:22 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:23 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:24 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:25 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:26 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 1:27 |
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How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of
war perished! |
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