1:1 Now it came to pass after 310 the death 4194 of Saul 7586, when David 1732 was returned 7725 8804 from the slaughter 5221 8687 of the Amalekites 6002, and David 1732 had abode 3427 8799 two 8147 days 3117 in Ziklag 6860;

1:2 It came even to pass on the third 7992 day 3117, that, behold, a man 376 came 935 8802 out of the camp 4264 from Saul 7586 with his clothes 899 rent 7167 8803, and earth 127 upon his head 7218: and [so] it was, when he came 935 8800 to David 1732, that he fell 5307 8799 to the earth 776, and did obeisance 7812 8691.

1:3 And David 1732 said 559 8799 unto him, From whence comest 935 8799 thou? And he said 559 8799 unto him, Out of the camp 4264 of Israel 3478 am I escaped 4422 8738.

1:4 And David 1732 said 559 8799 unto him, How 4100 went the matter 1697? I pray thee, tell 5046 8685 me. And he answered 559 8799, That the people 5971 are fled 5127 8804 from the battle 4421, and many 7235 8687 of the people 5971 also are fallen 5307 8804 and dead 4191 8799; and Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3083 his son 1121 are dead 4191 8804 also.(How…: Heb. What was, etc)

1:5 And David 1732 said 559 8799 unto the young man 5288 that told 5046 8688 him, How knowest 3045 8804 thou that Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3083 his son 1121 be dead 4191 8804?

1:6 And the young man 5288 that told 5046 8688 him said 559 8799, As I happened 7136 8738 by chance 7122 8736 upon mount 2022 Gilboa 1533, behold, Saul 7586 leaned 8172 8737 upon his spear 2595; and, lo, the chariots 7393 and horsemen 1167 6571 followed hard 1692 8689 after him.

1:7 And when he looked 6437 8799 behind 310 him, he saw 7200 8799 me, and called 7121 8799 unto me. And I answered 559 8799, Here [am] I.(Here…: Heb. Behold me)

1:8 And he said 559 8799 unto me, Who [art] thou? And I answered 559 8799 him, I [am] an Amalekite 6003.

1:9 He said 559 8799 unto me again, Stand 5975 8798, I pray thee, upon me, and slay 4191 8786 me: for anguish 7661 is come 270 8804 upon me, because my life 5315 [is] yet whole in me.(anguish…: or, my coat of mail (or, my embroidered coat) hindereth me, that my, etc)

1:10 So I stood 5975 8799 upon him, and slew 4191 8787 him, because I was sure 3045 8804 that he could not live 2421 8799 after 310 that he was fallen 5307 8800: and I took 3947 8799 the crown 5145 that [was] upon his head 7218, and the bracelet 685 that [was] on his arm 2220, and have brought 935 8686 them hither unto my lord 113.

1:11 Then David 1732 took hold 2388 8686 on his clothes 899, and rent 7167 8799 them; and likewise all the men 582 that [were] with him:

1:12 And they mourned 5594 8799, and wept 1058 8799, and fasted 6684 8799 until even 6153, for Saul 7586, and for Jonathan 3083 his son 1121, and for the people 5971 of the LORD 3068, and for the house 1004 of Israel 3478; because they were fallen 5307 8804 by the sword 2719.

1:13 And David 1732 said 559 8799 unto the young man 5288 that told 5046 8688 him, Whence [art] thou? And he answered 559 8799, I [am] the son 1121 of a stranger 376 1616, an Amalekite 6003.

1:14 And David 1732 said 559 8799 unto him, How wast thou not afraid 3372 8804 to stretch forth 7971 8800 thine hand 3027 to destroy 7843 8763 the LORD'S 3068 anointed 4899?

1:15 And David 1732 called 7121 8799 one 259 of the young men 5288, and said 559 8799, Go near 5066 8798, [and] fall 6293 8798 upon him. And he smote 5221 8686 him that he died 4191 8799.

1:16 And David 1732 said 559 8799 unto him, Thy blood 1818 [be] upon thy head 7218; for thy mouth 6310 hath testified 6030 8804 against thee, saying 559 8800, I have slain 4191 8790 the LORD'S 3068 anointed 4899.

1:17 And David 1732 lamented 6969 8787 with this lamentation 7015 over Saul 7586 and over Jonathan 3083 his son 1121:

1:18 (Also he bade 559 8799 them teach 3925 8763 the children 1121 of Judah 3063 [the use of] the bow 7198: behold, [it is] written 3789 8803 in the book 5612 of Jasher 3477.)(of Jasher: or, of the upright)

1:19 The beauty 6643 of Israel 3478 is slain 2491 upon thy high places 1116: how are the mighty 1368 fallen 5307 8804!

1:20 Tell 5046 8686 [it] not in Gath 1661, publish 1319 8762 [it] not in the streets 2351 of Askelon 831; lest the daughters 1323 of the Philistines 6430 rejoice 8055 8799, lest the daughters 1323 of the uncircumcised 6189 triumph 5937 8799.

1:21 Ye mountains 2022 of Gilboa 1533, [let there be] no dew 2919, neither [let there be] rain 4306, upon you, nor fields 7704 of offerings 8641: for there the shield 4043 of the mighty 1368 is vilely cast away 1602 8738, the shield 4043 of Saul 7586, [as though he had] not [been] anointed 4899 with oil 8081.

1:22 From the blood 1818 of the slain 2491, from the fat 2459 of the mighty 1368, the bow 7198 of Jonathan 3083 turned 7734 8738 not back 268, and the sword 2719 of Saul 7586 returned 7725 8799 not empty 7387.

1:23 Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3083 [were] lovely 157 8737 and pleasant 5273 in their lives 2416, and in their death 4194 they were not divided 6504 8738: they were swifter 7043 8804 than eagles 5404, they were stronger 1396 8804 than lions 738.(pleasant: or, sweet)

1:24 Ye daughters 1323 of Israel 3478, weep over 1058 8798 Saul 7586, who clothed 3847 8688 you in scarlet 8144, with [other] delights 5730, who put 5927 8688 on ornaments 5716 of gold 2091 upon your apparel 3830.

1:25 How are the mighty 1368 fallen 5307 8804 in the midst 8432 of the battle 4421! O Jonathan 3083, [thou wast] slain 2491 in thine high places 1116.

1:26 I am distressed 6887 8804 for thee, my brother 251 Jonathan 3083: very 3966 pleasant 5276 8804 hast thou been unto me: thy love 160 to me was wonderful 6381 8738, passing the love 160 of women 802.

1:27 How are the mighty 1368 fallen 5307 8804, and the weapons 3627 of war 4421 perished 6 8799!

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