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[1] After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag, [2] on the third day, behold,§ a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect. [3] David said to him, “Where do you come from?”He said to him, “I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.” [4] David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.”He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.” [5] David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?” [6] The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him. [7] When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’ [8] He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ [9] He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me, for anguish has taken hold of me because my life lingers in me.’ [10] So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.” [11] Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them; and all the men who were with him did likewise. [12] They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh,§ and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. [13] David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?”He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.” [14] David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed?” [15] David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and cut him down!” He struck him so that he died. [16] David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain Yahweh’s anointed.’” [17] David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son [18] (and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
[19] “Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places!
How the mighty have fallen!
[20] Don’t tell it in Gath.
Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
[21] You mountains of Gilboa,
let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings;
for there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away,
the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
[22] From the blood of the slain,
from the fat of the mighty,
Jonathan’s bow didn’t turn back.
Saul’s sword didn’t return empty.
[23] Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives.
In their death, they were not divided.
They were swifter than eagles.
They were stronger than lions.
[24] You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you delicately in scarlet,
who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.
[25] How the mighty have fallen in the middle of the battle!
Jonathan was slain on your high places.
[26] I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan.
You have been very pleasant to me.
Your love to me was wonderful,
surpassing the love of women.
[27] How the mighty have fallen,
and the weapons of war have perished!”

Footnotes

  1. § 1:2 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
  2. § 1:12 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
King James Version
[1] Now it came to pass after H310 the death H4194 of Saul, H7586 when David H1732 was returned H7725 from the slaughter H5221 H853 of the Amalekites, H6002 and David H1732 had abode H3427 two H8147 days H3117 in Ziklag; H6860 [2] it came even to pass on the third H7992 day, H3117 that, behold, a man H376 came H935 out of the camp H4264 from Saul H7586 with H5973 his clothes H899 rent, H7167 and earth H127 upon H5921 his head: H7218 and so it was, when he came H935 to David, H1732 that he fell H5307 to the earth, H776 and did obeisance. H7812 [3] And David H1732 said H559 unto him, From whence comest H935 thou? And he said H559 unto him, Out of the camp H4264 of Israel H3478 am I escaped. H4422 [4] And David H1732 said H559 unto H413 him, How H4100 went§ the matter? H1697 I pray thee, tell H5046 me. And he answered, H559 That the people H5971 are fled H5127 from H4480 the battle, H4421 and many H7235 of the people H5971 also H1571 are fallen H5307 and dead; H4191 and Saul H7586 and Jonathan H3083 his son H1121 are dead H4191 also. [5] And David H1732 said H559 unto H413 the young man H5288 that told H5046 him, How knowest H3045 thou that Saul H7586 and Jonathan H3083 his son H1121 be dead? H4191 [6] And the young man H5288 that told H5046 him said, H559 As I happened H7136 by chance H7122 upon mount H2022 Gilboa, H1533 behold, Saul H7586 leaned H8172 upon his spear; H2595 and, lo, the chariots H7393 and horsemen H1167 H6571 followed hard H1692 after him. [7] And when he looked H6437 behind H310 him, he saw H7200 me, and called H7121 unto H413 me. And I answered, H559 Here am I.§ [8] And he said H559 unto me, Who art thou? And I answered H559 him, I am an Amalekite. H6003 [9] He said H559 unto H413 me again, Stand, H5975 I pray thee, upon me, and slay H4191 me: for anguish H7661 is come H270 upon H5921 me,§ because my life H5315 is yet whole in me. [10] So I stood H5975 upon H5921 him, and slew H4191 him, because I was sure H3045 that he could not live H2421 after H310 that he was fallen: H5307 and I took H3947 the crown H5145 that was upon his head, H7218 and the bracelet H685 that was on his arm, H2220 and have brought H935 them hither unto my lord. H113 [11] Then David H1732 took hold H2388 on his clothes, H899 and rent H7167 them; and likewise all the men H582 that were with him: [12] and they mourned, H5594 and wept, H1058 and fasted H6684 until H5704 even, H6153 for Saul, H7586 and for Jonathan H3083 his son, H1121 and for the people H5971 of the Lord, H3068 and for the house H1004 of Israel; H3478 because they were fallen H5307 by the sword. H2719 [13] And David H1732 said H559 unto H413 the young man H5288 that told H5046 him, Whence art thou? And he answered, H559 I am the son H1121 of a stranger, H376 H1616 an Amalekite. H6003 [14] And David H1732 said H559 unto H413 him, How wast thou not afraid H3372 to stretch forth H7971 thine hand H3027 to destroy H7843 the Lord’s H3068 H853 anointed? H4899 [15] And David H1732 called H7121 one H259 of the young men, H5288 and said, H559 Go near, H5066 and fall H6293 upon him. And he smote H5221 him that he died. H4191 [16] And David H1732 said H559 unto H413 him, Thy blood H1818 be upon thy head; H7218 for H3588 thy mouth H6310 hath testified H6030 against H5921 thee, saying, H559 I have slain H4191 the Lord’s H3068 H853 anointed. H4899

David’s Lament

[17] And David H1732 lamented H6969 H853 with this lamentation H7015 over H5921 Saul H7586 and over Jonathan H3083 his son: H1121 [18] (Also he bade H559 them teach H3925 the children H1121 of Judah H3063 the use of the bow: H7198 behold, it is written H3789 in the book H5612 of Jasher.)§ H3477
[19] The beauty H6643 of Israel H3478 is slain H2491 upon H5921 thy high places: H1116
How are the mighty H1368 fallen! H5307
[20] Tell H5046 it not in Gath, H1661
Publish H1319 it not in the streets H2351 of Askelon; H831
Lest the daughters H1323 of the Philistines H6430 rejoice, H8055
Lest the daughters H1323 of the uncircumcised H6189 triumph. H5937
[21] Ye mountains H2022 of Gilboa, H1533
Let there be no dew, H2919 neither let there be rain, H4306 upon H5921 you, nor fields H7704 of offerings: H8641
For H3588 there H8033 the shield H4043 of the mighty H1368 is vilely cast away, H1602
The shield H4043 of Saul, H7586 as though he had not been anointed H4899 with oil. H8081
[22] From the blood H1818 of the slain, H2491 from the fat H2459 of the mighty, H1368
The bow H7198 of Jonathan H3083 turned H7734 not H3808 back, H268
And the sword H2719 of Saul H7586 returned H7725 not H3808 empty. H7387
[23] Saul H7586 and Jonathan H3083 were lovely H157 and pleasant H5273§ in their lives, H2416
And in their death H4194 they were not divided: H6504
They were swifter H7043 than eagles, H5404
They were stronger H1396 than lions. H738
[24] Ye daughters H1323 of Israel, H3478 weep over H1058 Saul, H7586
Who clothed H3847 you in scarlet, H8144 with other delights, H5730
Who put H5927 on ornaments H5716 of gold H2091 upon your apparel. H3830
[25] How are the mighty H1368 fallen H5307 in the midst H8432 of the battle! H4421
O Jonathan, H3083 thou wast slain H2491 in thine high places. H1116
[26] I am distressed H6887 for thee, my brother H251 Jonathan: H3083
Very H3966 pleasant H5276 hast thou been unto me:
Thy love H160 to me was wonderful, H6381
Passing the love H160 of women. H802
[27] How are the mighty H1368 fallen, H5307
And the weapons H3627 of war H4421 perished! H6

Footnotes

  1. § 1:4 Heb. What was, etc.
  2. § 1:7 Heb. Behold me
  3. § 1:9 Or, my coat of male (Or, my embroidered coat) hindereth me, that my, etc.
  4. § 1:18 Or, of the upright
  5. § 1:23 Or, sweet
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 μετὰ G3326 τὸ G3588 ἀποθανεῖν G599 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 Δαυιδ G1138 ἀνέστρεψεν G390 τύπτων G5180 τὸν G3588 Αμαληκ, καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν G2523 Δαυιδ G1138 ἐν G1722 Σεκελακ ἡμέρας G2250 δύο. G1417 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 τρίτῃ G5154 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἀνὴρ G435 ἦλθεν G2064 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 παρεμβολῆς G3925 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 Σαουλ, G4549 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἱμάτια G2440 αὐτοῦ G846 διερρωγότα, G1284 καὶ G2532 γῆ G1093 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 κεφαλῆς G2776 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 εἰσελθεῖν G1525 αὐτὸν G846 πρὸς G4314 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 ἔπεσεν G4098 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 καὶ G2532 προσεκύνησεν G4352 αὐτῷ. G846 [3] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Δαυιδ G1138 Πόθεν G4159 σὺ G4771 παραγίνῃ; G3854 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν G846 Ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 παρεμβολῆς G3925 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐγὼ G1473 διασέσῳσμαι. G1295 [4] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Δαυιδ G1138 Τίς G5101 ὁ G3588 λόγος G3056 οὗτος; G3778 Ἀπάγγειλόν G518 μοι. G3427 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὅτι G3754 Ἔφυγεν G5343 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 πολέμου, G4171 καὶ G2532 πεπτώκασι G4098 πολλοὶ G4183 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 καὶ G2532 ἀπέθανον· G599 καὶ G2532 ἀπέθανεν G599 καὶ G2532 Σαουλ, G4549 καὶ G2532 Ιωναθαν ὁ G3588 υἱὸς G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπέθανεν. G599 [5] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Δαυιδ G1138 τῷ G3588 παιδαρίῳ G3808 τῷ G3588 ἀπαγγέλλοντι G518 αὐτῷ G846 Πῶς G4459 οἶδας G1492 ὅτι G3754 τέθνηκεν G2348 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 Ιωναθαν ὁ G3588 υἱὸς G5207 αὐτοῦ; G846 [6] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 τὸ G3588 παιδάριον G3808 τὸ G3588 ἀπαγγέλλον G518 αὐτῷ G846 Περιπτώματι περιέπεσον G4045 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὄρει G3735 τῷ G3588 Γελβουε, καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 Σαουλ G4549 ἐπεστήρικτο G1991 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 δόρυ αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 τὰ G3588 ἅρματα G716 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἱππάρχαι συνῆψαν αὐτῷ. G846 [7] Καὶ G2532 ἐπέβλεψεν G1914 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 ὀπίσω G3694 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 εἶδέν G1492 με G3165 καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσέν G2564 με, G3165 καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγώ. G1473 [8] Καὶ G2532 εἶπέν G2036 μοι G3427 Τίς G5101 εἶ G1488 σύ; G4771 Καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Αμαληκίτης ἐγώ G1473 εἰμι. G1510 [9] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 πρός G4314 με G3165 Στῆθι G2476 δὴ G1211 ἐπάνω G1883 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 θανάτωσόν G2289 με, G3165 ὅτι G3754 κατέσχεν G2722 με G3165 σκότος G4655 δεινόν, ὅτι G3754 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 ψυχή G5590 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 ἐμοί. G1698 [10] Καὶ G2532 ἐπέστην G2186 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐθανάτωσα G2289 αὐτόν, G846 ὅτι G3754 ᾔδειν G1492 ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 ζήσεται G2198 μετὰ G3326 τὸ G3588 πεσεῖν G4098 αὐτόν· G846 καὶ G2532 ἔλαβον G2983 τὸ G3588 βασίλειον G934 τὸ G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 χλιδῶνα τὸν G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τοῦ G3588 βραχίονος G1023 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐνήνοχα G5342 αὐτὰ G846 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 μου G3450 ὧδε. G5602 [11] Καὶ G2532 ἐκράτησεν G2902 Δαυιδ G1138 τῶν G3588 ἱματίων G2440 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 διέρρηξεν G1284 αὐτά, G846 καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 οἱ G3588 μετ’ G3326 αὐτοῦ G846 διέρρηξαν G1284 τὰ G3588 ἱμάτια G2440 αὐτῶν. G846 [12] Καὶ G2532 ἐκόψαντο G2875 καὶ G2532 ἔκλαυσαν G2799 καὶ G2532 ἐνήστευσαν G3522 ἕως G2193 δείλης ἐπὶ G1909 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιωναθαν τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 Ιουδα καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 Ισραηλ, G2474 ὅτι G3754 ἐπλήγησαν G4141 ἐν G1722 ῥομφαίᾳ. G4501 [13] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Δαυιδ G1138 τῷ G3588 παιδαρίῳ G3808 τῷ G3588 ἀπαγγέλλοντι G518 αὐτῷ G846 Πόθεν G4159 εἶ G1488 σύ; G4771 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Υἱὸς G5207 ἀνδρὸς G435 παροίκου G3941 Αμαληκίτου ἐγώ G1473 εἰμι. G1510 [14] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Δαυιδ G1138 Πῶς G4459 οὐκ G3756 ἐφοβήθης G5399 ἐπενεγκεῖν G2018 χεῖρά G5495 σου G4675 διαφθεῖραι G1311 τὸν G3588 χριστὸν G5547 κυρίου; G2962 [15] Καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσεν G2564 Δαυιδ G1138 ἓν G1520 τῶν G3588 παιδαρίων G3808 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Προσελθὼν G4334 ἀπάντησον G528 αὐτῷ· G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξεν G3960 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπέθανεν. G599 [16] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Δαυιδ G1138 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν G846 Τὸ G3588 αἷμά G129 σου G4675 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλήν G2776 σου, G4675 ὅτι G3754 τὸ G3588 στόμα G4750 σου G4675 ἀπεκρίθη G611 κατὰ G2596 σοῦ G4675 λέγων G3004 ὅτι G3754 Ἐγὼ G1473 ἐθανάτωσα G2289 τὸν G3588 χριστὸν G5547 κυρίου. G2962 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἐθρήνησεν G2354 Δαυιδ G1138 τὸν G3588 θρῆνον G2355 τοῦτον G5126 ἐπὶ G1909 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιωναθαν τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 [18] καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 τοῦ G3588 διδάξαι G1321 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ιουδα —ἰδοὺ G2400 γέγραπται G1125 ἐπὶ G1909 βιβλίου G975 τοῦ G3588 εὐθοῦς — [19] Στήλωσον, Ισραηλ, G2474 ὑπὲρ G5228 τῶν G3588 τεθνηκότων G2348 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 ὕψη G5311 σου G4675 τραυματιῶν· πῶς G4459 ἔπεσαν G4098 δυνατοί. G1415 [20] Μὴ G3361 ἀναγγείλητε G312 ἐν G1722 Γεθ καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 εὐαγγελίσησθε G2097 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἐξόδοις G1841 Ἀσκαλῶνος, μήποτε G3379 εὐφρανθῶσιν G2165 θυγατέρες G2364 ἀλλοφύλων, G246 μήποτε G3379 ἀγαλλιάσωνται G21 θυγατέρες G2364 τῶν G3588 ἀπεριτμήτων. G564 [21] Ὄρη G3735 τὰ G3588 ἐν G1722 Γελβουε, μὴ G3361 καταβῇ G2597 δρόσος καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ὑετὸς G5205 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς G5209 καὶ G2532 ἀγροὶ G68 ἀπαρχῶν, G536 ὅτι G3754 ἐκεῖ G1563 προσωχθίσθη G4360 θυρεὸς G2375 δυνατῶν, G1415 θυρεὸς G2375 Σαουλ G4549 οὐκ G3756 ἐχρίσθη G5548 ἐν G1722 ἐλαίῳ. G1637 [22] Ἀφ’ G575 αἵματος G129 τραυματιῶν, ἀπὸ G575 στέατος δυνατῶν G1415 τόξον G5115 Ιωναθαν οὐκ G3756 ἀπεστράφη G654 κενὸν G2756 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὀπίσω, G3694 καὶ G2532 ῥομφαία G4501 Σαουλ G4549 οὐκ G3756 ἀνέκαμψεν G344 κενή. G2756 [23] Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 Ιωναθαν, οἱ G3588 ἠγαπημένοι G25 καὶ G2532 ὡραῖοι, G5611 οὐ G3756 διακεχωρισμένοι, G1316 εὐπρεπεῖς ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ζωῇ G2222 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 θανάτῳ G2288 αὐτῶν G846 οὐ G3756 διεχωρίσθησαν, G1316 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἀετοὺς G105 κοῦφοι καὶ G2532 ὑπὲρ G5228 λέοντας G3023 ἐκραταιώθησαν. G2901 [24] Θυγατέρες G2364 Ισραηλ, G2474 ἐπὶ G1909 Σαουλ G4549 κλαύσατε G2799 τὸν G3588 ἐνδιδύσκοντα G1737 ὑμᾶς G5209 κόκκινα G2847 μετὰ G3326 κόσμου G2889 ὑμῶν, G5216 τὸν G3588 ἀναφέροντα G399 κόσμον G2889 χρυσοῦν G5552 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 ἐνδύματα G1742 ὑμῶν. G5216 [25] Πῶς G4459 ἔπεσαν G4098 δυνατοὶ G1415 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τοῦ G3588 πολέμου· G4171 Ιωναθαν ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 ὕψη G5311 σου G4675 τραυματίας. [26] Ἀλγῶ ἐπὶ G1909 σοί, G4671 ἄδελφέ G80 μου G3450 Ιωναθαν· ὡραιώθης μοι G3427 σφόδρα, G4970 ἐθαυμαστώθη ἡ G3588 ἀγάπησίς σου G4675 ἐμοὶ G1699 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἀγάπησιν γυναικῶν. G1135 [27] Πῶς G4459 ἔπεσαν G4098 δυνατοὶ G1415 καὶ G2532 ἀπώλοντο G622 σκεύη G4632 πολεμικά.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament