Book 09 : NEVIIM - II SAMUEL - Chapter 001
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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
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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 prostrated
himself
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And David said unto him: 'From whence comest thou?' And he
said unto him: 'Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
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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.
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And David said unto the young man that told him: 'How
knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?
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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 the horsemen pressed hard upon him
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And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto
me. And I answered: Here am I
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And he said unto me: Who art thou? And I answered him: I am
an Amalekite
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And he said unto me: Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and
slay me, for the agony hath taken hold of me; because my life is just yet in me
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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.
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Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and
likewise all the men that were with him
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And they wailed, and wept, and fasted until even, for
Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of HaShem, and for the house
of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword
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And David said unto the young man that told him: 'Whence
art thou?' And he answered: 'I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.
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And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put
forth thy hand to destroy HaShem'S anointed?
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And David called one of the young men, and said: 'Go near,
and fall upon him.' And he smote him that he died
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And David said unto him: 'Thy blood be upon thy head; for
thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying: I have slain HaShem'S anointed.
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and
over Jonathan his son
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and said--To teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it
is written in the book of Jashar
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Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy high places is slain! How
are the mighty fallen
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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
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Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon
you, neither fields of choice fruits; for there the shield of the mighty was
vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil
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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
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Saul and Jonathan, the lovely and the pleasant in their
lives, even in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles,
they were stronger than lions
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Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in
scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel
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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!
Jonathan upon thy high places is slain
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I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very
pleasant hast thou been unto me; wonderful was thy love to me, passing the love
of women
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How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war
perished
Book 09 : NEVIIM - II SAMUEL - Chapter 001
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