Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
After the death of Saul, David returned from the
slaughter
of
the Amalekites
and stayed
in Ziklag two days .
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
after the death of Saul, that
David hath
returned from smiting
the Amalekite,
and David
dwelleth
in Ziklag two days ,
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
.
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
on the third day ,
that
lo,
a man hath
come
in
out
of
the
camp
from
Saul,
and his
garments
`are'
rent,
and
earth
on his head ;
and
it
cometh
to pass,
in
his
coming
in
unto
David, that
he falleth
to the earth,
and
doth
obeisance
.
“Where
have
you
come
from?”
David asked.
“
I have escaped from
the
Israelite
camp,”
he
replied
.
And
David saith
to
him,
`Whence
comest
thou?'
and
he
saith
unto
him,
`Out
of
the
camp
of
Israel
I have 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
saith
unto
him,
`
What hath
been
the matter
? declare,
I
pray
thee,
to
me. '
And
he
saith,
that
`
The people
hath
fled from the battle, and
also
a
multitude
hath
fallen
of the
people,
and they
die;
and also
Saul and Jonathan
his son have
died
. '
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 saith
unto
the youth
who is
declaring
`it'
to
him, `
How hast
thou
known
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
youth
who
is
declaring
`it'
to
him
saith,
I happened to meet
in
mount Gilboa, and lo
, Saul
is
leaning on his spear ;
and
lo
, the chariots and those
possessing
horses
have
followed
him ;
When
he turned
around
and saw
me, he
called
out
and I answered
, ‘
Here I
am !’
and
he turneth
behind
him,
and seeth
me, and calleth
unto
me,
and
I say
, Here `
am '
I.
‘
Who are
you
? ’
he
asked.
So
I told
him, ‘I
am
an Amalekite. ’
And
he
saith
to
me,
Who `art'
thou
? and
I say
unto
him, An Amalekite I
`am'
. '
Then
he begged
me, ‘
Stand over me and kill
me, for agony
has
seized me, but
my life
still lingers
. ’
`And
he saith
unto
me, Stand ,
I
pray
thee,
over me ,
and put
me to
death
, for seized me hath
the
arrow
, for
all
my soul
`is'
still 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. ”
And
I stand
over him ,
and put
him to
death
, for
I knew that he doth
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 in
unto
my lord hither
. '
Then
David took
hold of
his own
clothes
and tore
them, and all the men who were
with him did
the
same.
And
David taketh
hold on
his garments,
and rendeth
them, and also
all the men who `are'
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 mourn,
and weep,
and fast
till
the
evening ,
for Saul ,
and for
Jonathan
his son, and for the people of Jehovah,
and for
the house of Israel, because they have
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 saith
unto
the youth
who is
declaring
`it'
to
him, `Whence
`art'
thou
? '
and
he
saith,
`
Son of a sojourner
, an Amalekite ,
I
`am'
. '
So
David asked
him, “Why
were
you
not afraid to lift
your
hand to destroy the LORD’s
anointed? ”
And
David saith
unto
him, `How
wast
thou
not afraid to put
forth
thy
hand to destroy the anointed of
Jehovah
? '
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 calleth
to
one of the youths
, and
saith
, `Draw
nigh
--
fall
upon
him ;'
and
he
smiteth
him, and he dieth;
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 saith
unto
him
, `Thy
blood `is'
on thine
own head ,
for
thy
mouth hath
testified against thee
, saying, I --
I
put
to
death
the anointed of
Jehovah
. '
Then
David took
up
this lament
for
Saul and his son Jonathan,
And
David lamenteth
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 saith
to
teach
the sons of Judah `
The Bow ;'
lo,
it is written on
the book of the
Upright
: --
“Your
glory
, O Israel, lies
slain
on your
heights.
How the mighty have
fallen!
`The
Roebuck
, O Israel, On thy
high
places
`is'
wounded;
How have
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.
Declare
`
it '
not in Gath ,
Proclaim not the
tidings
in the streets of Ashkelon, Lest they
rejoice
--
The daughters of the Philistines, Lest
they
exult
--
The daughters of the Uncircumcised !
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.
Mountains of Gilboa !
No dew nor
rain be
on
you
, And
fields of heave-offerings!
For there hath
become
loathsome
The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul --
without
the
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 wounded
, From the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan Hath
not turned
backward;
And the sword of Saul doth
not return 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 !
They
are
loved
and pleasant
in their
lives
, And
in their
death they have
not
been
parted.
Than eagles they have
been
lighter,
Than lions they
have
been
mightier!
O
daughters of Israel ,
weep
for Saul, who clothed
you in scarlet and
luxury,
who
decked
your
garments
with ornaments of gold.
Daughters of Israel !
for Saul weep
ye
, Who is
clothing
you `
in '
scarlet with delights.
Who
is
lifting
up
ornaments of gold on
your
clothing
.
How the mighty have
fallen in the thick
of battle! Jonathan lies
slain
on your
heights.
How have
the mighty fallen In the midst
of the
battle! Jonathan !
on thy
high
places
wounded!
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
in
distress
for thee
, my brother Jonathan,
Very
pleasant
wast
thou
to me; Wonderful
was
thy
love to me, Above
the love of women !
How the mighty have
fallen and
the weapons of war have
perished
! ”
How have
the mighty fallen ,
Yea,
the weapons of war perish
! '
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