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2 Samuel 1:6-21

6And the youngH5288 manH5288 that toldH5046 him saidH559, As I happenedH7122 by chance upon mount GilboaH1533, behold, SaulH7586 was leaningH8172 upon his spearH2595; and, lo, the chariotsH7393 and the horsemenH6571 followed hard after him. 7And when he lookedH7200 behind him, he sawH7200 me, and calledH7121 unto me. And I answered, HereH2005 am I. 8And he saidH559 unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an AmalekiteH6003. 9And he saidH559 unto me, StandH5975, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath takenH270 holdH270 of me, because my lifeH5315 is yetH5750 whole in me. 10So I stoodH5975 beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not liveH2421 after that he was fallenH5307: and I tookH3947 the crownH5145 that was upon his headH7218, and the bracelet that was on his armH2220, and have broughtH935 them hither unto my lordH113.

11Then DavidH1732 tookH2388 holdH2388 on his clothesH899, and rent them; and likewise all the menH376 that were with him: 12and they mournedH5594, and weptH1058, and fastedH6684 until even, for SaulH7586, and for JonathanH3083 his sonH1121, and for the peopleH5971 of Jehovah, and for the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; because they were fallenH5307 by the swordH2719. 13And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto the youngH5288 manH376 that toldH5046 him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the sonH1121 of a sojournerH1616, an AmalekiteH6003. 14And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto him, HowH349 wast thou not afraidH3372 to put forthH7971 thy handH3027 to destroyH7843 Jehovah’s anointedH4899? 15And DavidH1732 calledH7121 oneH259 of the youngH5288 menH5288, and saidH559, Go near, and fallH6293 upon him. And he smote him, so that he diedH4191. 16And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto him, Thy bloodH1818 be upon thy headH7218; for thy mouthH6310 hath testified against thee, sayingH559, I have slain Jehovah’s anointedH4899.

17And DavidH1732 lamented with this lamentationH7015 over SaulH7586 and over JonathanH3083 his sonH1121 18(and he bade them teachH3925 the children of JudahH3063 the song of the bowH7198: behold, it is writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of JasharH3477):

19Thy glory, O IsraelH3478, is slainH2491 upon thy highH1116 placesH1116!HowH349 are the mightyH1368 fallenH5307!20TellH5046 it not in GathH1661,Publish it not in the streetsH2351 of AshkelonH831;LestH6435 the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430 rejoiceH8055,LestH6435 the daughtersH1323 of the uncircumcisedH6189 triumph.21Ye mountainsH2022 of GilboaH1533,Let there be no dewH2919 nor rainH4306 upon you, neither fieldsH7704 of offerings:For there the shieldH4043 of the mightyH1368 was vilely cast away,The shieldH4043 of SaulH7586, not anointedH4899 with oilH8081.

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