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2 Samuel 1 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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David Learns of Saul’s Death

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Now it came about after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David stayed two days in Ziklag.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:2 - And on the third day, behold, a man came from [fn]Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and [fn]dust on his head. And it happened when he came to David, he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3 - Then David said to him, “From where do you come?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:4 - David said to him, “How did things go? Please tell me.” And he said, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:5 - Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 - The young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul was leaning on his spear. And behold, the chariots and the horsemen had overtaken him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:7 - “When he looked behind himself, he saw me, and called to me. And I said, ‘Here I am.’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:8 - “Then he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ And I [fn]answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:9 - “And he said to me, ‘Please stand next to me and finish me off, for [fn]agony has seized me because my [fn]life still lingers in me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:10 - “So I stood next to him and finished him off, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown which was on his head and the band which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”

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Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so also did all the men who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:12 - And 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - Then David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” And he [fn]answered, “I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:14 - And David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to reach out with your hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:15 - Then David called one of the young men and said, “Come forward, [fn]put him to death.” So he struck him and he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:16 - And David said to him, “[fn]Your blood is on your head, because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have finished off the LORD’S anointed.’”

David’s Song of Mourning for Saul and Jonathan

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Then David sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:18 - and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the mourning song of the bow; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar.

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“[fn]Your beauty, Israel, is [fn]slaughtered on your high places!

How the mighty have fallen!

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“Tell it not in Gath,

Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,

Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice,

The daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.

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“Mountains of Gilboa,

May there be no dew nor rain on you, or fields of offerings!

For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,

The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

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“From the blood of those [fn]slaughtered, from the fat of the mighty,

The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,

And the sword of Saul did not return [fn]unstained.

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“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in [fn]life,

And in their deaths they were not separated;

They were swifter than eagles,

They were mightier than lions.

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“Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

Who clothed you in scarlet, with jewelry,

Who put gold jewelry on your apparel.

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“How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!

Jonathan is [fn]slaughtered on your high places.

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“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;

You have been [fn]a close friend to me.

Your love for me was more wonderful

Than the love of women.

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“How the mighty have fallen,

And the weapons of war have perished!”

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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit the camp connected with Saul
Lit earth
Lit said to
Or dizziness
Lit whole life is still in me
Lit said
Lit fall on him
I.e., his death was his own responsibility
Lit The
Lit pierced
Lit pierced
Or without success
Lit their lives
Lit pierced
Lit very friendly to
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2 Samuel Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

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