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Chapter 1
- 1:1
- 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;
- 1:2
- 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.
- 1:3
- And David said unto him, From
whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am
I escaped.
- 1:4
- 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.
- 1:5
- And David said unto the young man
that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be
dead?
- 1:6
- 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.
- 1:7
- And when he looked behind him, he
saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
- 1:8
- And he said unto me, Who art thou?
And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
- 1:9
- 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.
- 1:10
- 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.
- 1:11
- Then David took hold on his
clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
- 1:12
- 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.
- 1:13
- 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.
- 1:14
- And David said unto him, How wast
thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's
anointed?
- 1:15
- And David called one of the young
men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he
died.
- 1:16
- 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.
- 1:17
- And David lamented with this
lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
- 1:18
- (Also he bade them teach the
children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the
book of Jasher.)
- 1:19
- The beauty of Israel is slain upon
thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
- 1:20
- 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.
- 1:21
- 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.
- 1:22
- 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.
- 1:23
- 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.
- 1:24
- Ye daughters of Israel, weep over
Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on
ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
- 1:25
- How are the mighty fallen in the
midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
- 1:26
- 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.
- 1:27
- How are the mighty fallen, and the
weapons of war perished!
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