Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed
in
Ziklag
two days .
And
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;
On the third day a man with torn
clothes and dust
on
his head arrived
from
Saul’s
camp.
When he came to David, he fell to the ground
to
pay
him
homage
.
it
came
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
.
“Where
have
you
come
from?”
David asked.
“I
have
escaped
from the Israelite
camp ,”
he
replied
.
And
David said
unto
him,
From whence
comest
thou?
And
he
said
unto
him,
Out
of
the camp of
Israel
am
I
escaped
.
“What
was
the outcome
? ”
David
asked.
“Please
tell me. ”
“
The troops
fled from the battle, ”
he
replied.
“
Many of them
fell
and died.
And Saul and his son Jonathan
are also
dead. ”
And
David
said
unto
him,
How
went
the matter
? I
pray
thee,
tell me. And
he
answered,
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
.
Then
David asked
the young man who
had
brought
him the
report
, “
How do
you
know
that Saul and his son Jonathan
are dead? ”
And
David said
unto
the young man that
told
him, How knowest
thou
that Saul and Jonathan
his son are dead?
“
I happened to
be
on
Mount Gilboa, ”
he
replied
, “and
there
was
Saul ,
leaning on
his spear, with
the chariots and the cavalry
closing
in
on
him.
And
the
young
man
that
told
him
said,
As
I happened by
chance
upon
mount Gilboa, behold
, Saul was
leaning upon
his spear ;
and
, lo,
the chariots and the horsemen
followed
hard
after
him.
When he turned
around
and
saw me, he
called out
and I answered, ‘
Here I
am !’
And
when he looked
behind
him,
he
saw me, and
called unto
me.
And I answered, Here am I.
‘
Who are
you
? ’
he
asked.
So
I told
him, ‘
I am an Amalekite. ’
And
he
said
unto
me,
Who art
thou
? And
I answered
him, I am an Amalekite.
Then
he begged
me, ‘
Stand over
me and kill
me ,
for agony
has
seized
me, but
my life still
lingers
. ’
And
he said
unto
me, Stand ,
I
pray
thee,
beside
me ,
and slay
me ;
for anguish
hath
taken
hold
of
me, because
my life is
yet
whole
in
me
.
So I stood over
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
that was on his arm, and I
have brought them here
to
my lord. ”
So I stood beside
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.
Then David took hold of
his own
clothes and tore
them ,
and all the men who
were with him did
the
same.
Then David took hold on
his clothes ,
and rent
them ;
and likewise
all the men that
were with him :
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.
and
they mourned ,
and wept ,
and fasted until even,
for Saul ,
and for
Jonathan
his son, and for the people of Jehovah,
and for
the house of Israel ;
because they were
fallen by the sword.
And David inquired
of
the young man who
had
brought
him the
report
, “Where
are
you
from
? ”
“
I am the son of a foreigner
, ”
he
answered.
“I
am
an Amalekite. ”
And David said
unto
the young man that
told
him, Whence
art
thou
? And
he
answered,
I am the son of a sojourner
, an Amalekite.
So
David asked
him, “Why
were
you
not afraid to lift
your
hand to destroy the
LORD’s
anointed? ”
And
David said
unto
him, How
wast
thou
not afraid to put
forth
thy
hand to destroy Jehovah's
anointed?
Then
David summoned
one of the young men and said, “
Go, execute
him !”
So
the
young
man
struck
him down
, and
he died.
And
David called
one of the young men ,
and said, Go near
, and
fall
upon
him .
And
he
smote
him, so
that
he died.
For
David had
said to
the
Amalekite
, “Your
blood be on
your
own
head because
your
own
mouth has
testified against you
, saying, ‘
I killed
the
LORD’s
anointed. ’”
And
David said unto
him
, Thy
blood be upon
thy
head ;
for
thy
mouth hath
testified against thee
, saying, I have
slain
Jehovah's
anointed.
Then
David took
up
this lament
for
Saul and his son Jonathan,
And
David lamented
with
this lamentation
over
Saul and over
Jonathan
his son :
and he ordered
that
the sons
of Judah be
taught
the Song of the Bow .
It is written in the Book of Jashar:
(
and he bade
them
teach
the children
of Judah `
the song of '
the bow :
behold,
it is written in the book of Jashar )
:
“Your
glory, O Israel, lies
slain on
your
heights.
How the mighty have
fallen!
Thy
glory, O Israel, is
slain upon
thy
high
places!
How are
the mighty fallen!
Tell it not in Gath ;
proclaim
it not in the streets of Ashkelon ,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and
the daughters of the uncircumcised exult
.
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 triumph
.
O
mountains of Gilboa, may
you
have
no dew or
rain, no
fields yielding
offerings
of grain.
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled
, the shield of Saul, no
longer
anointed with oil.
Ye
mountains of Gilboa, Let
there
be
no dew nor
rain upon
you
, neither
fields of offerings:
For there the shield of the mighty was vilely
cast
away
, The shield of Saul, not
anointed with oil.
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did
not retreat
, and the sword of Saul did
not return
empty.
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.
Saul and Jonathan ,
beloved
and delightful
in life
, were not divided in
death.
They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
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.
O
daughters of Israel, weep for
Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and
luxury
, who decked
your
garments
with
ornaments of gold.
Ye
daughters of Israel, weep over
Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately
, Who put
ornaments of gold upon
your
apparel
.
How the mighty have
fallen in the thick
of battle! Jonathan lies
slain on
your
heights
.
How are
the mighty fallen in the midst
of the
battle! Jonathan is
slain upon
thy
high
places
.
I grieve
for you,
Jonathan
, my brother .
You
were
delightful
to
me ;
your
love to me was extraordinary
, surpassing
the love of women.
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.
How the mighty have
fallen and the weapons of war have
perished! ”
How are
the mighty fallen ,
And the weapons of war perished!
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