Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 1

(1 Samuel 31:1–6; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)

AfterH310 the deathH4194 of SaulH7586, DavidH1732 returnedH7725 from the slaughterH5221 ofH853 the AmalekitesH6002 and stayedH3427 H1732 in ZiklagH6860 twoH8147 daysH3117. 2 On the thirdH7992 H2009 dayH3117 a manH376 with tornH7167 clothesH899 and dustH127 onH5921 his headH7218 arrivedH935 fromH4480 Saul’sH7586 campH4264 H5973. When he cameH935 toH413 DavidH1732, he fellH5307 to the groundH776 to pay him homageH7812.

3“WhereH335 H2088 have you come fromH935?” DavidH1732 askedH559.

“I have escapedH4422 from the IsraeliteH3478 campH4264,” he repliedH559 .

4“WhatH4100 was the outcomeH1961 H1697?” DavidH1732 askedH559 H413. “PleaseH4994 tellH5046 me.”

“The troopsH5971 fledH5127 fromH4480 the battleH4421,” he repliedH559 . “ManyH7235 ofH4480 them fellH5307 and diedH4191. AndH1571 SaulH7586 and his sonH1121 JonathanH3083 are also deadH4191.”

5Then DavidH1732 H413 askedH559 the young manH5288 who had brought him the reportH5046, “HowH349 do you knowH3045 thatH3588 SaulH7586 and his sonH1121 JonathanH3083 are deadH4191?”

6“I happenedH7122 H7136 to be on MountH2022 GilboaH1533,” he repliedH559, “and thereH2009 was SaulH7586, leaningH8172 onH5921 his spearH2595, withH2009 the chariotsH7393 H1167 and the cavalryH6571 closing in on himH1692. 7When he turned aroundH6437 H310 and saw meH7200, he called outH7121 to meH413, and I answeredH559, ‘Here I amH2005!’

8‘WhoH4310 are youH859?’ he askedH559.

So I toldH559 himH413, ‘I amH595 an AmalekiteH6003.’

9Then he begged meH559 H413, ‘StandH5975 H4994 over meH5921 and kill meH4191, forH3588 agonyH7661 has seized meH270, butH3588 my lifeH5315 stillH3605 lingersH5750.’

10So I stoodH5975 over himH5921 and killed himH4191, becauseH3588 I knewH3045 thatH3588 afterH310 he had fallenH5307 he could notH3808 surviveH2421. And I tookH3947 the crownH5145 thatH834 was onH5921 his headH7218 and the bandH685 thatH834 was onH5921 his armH2220, and I have brought themH935 hereH2008 toH413 my lordH113.”

11Then DavidH1732 took holdH2388 of his own clothesH899 and tore themH7167, and allH3605 the menH582 whoH834 were with himH854 did the sameH1571. 12They mournedH5594 and weptH1058 and fastedH6684 untilH5704 eveningH6153 forH5921 SaulH7586 andH5921 his sonH1121 H5921 JonathanH3083, and for the peopleH5971 of the LORDH3068 H5921 and the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, becauseH3588 they had fallenH5307 by the swordH2719.

13And DavidH1732 inquiredH559 ofH413 the young manH5288 who had brought him the reportH5046, “WhereH335 H2088 are you fromH859?”

“I am the sonH1121 H376 of a foreignerH1616,” he answeredH559. “I amH595 an AmalekiteH6003.”

14So DavidH1732 askedH559 himH413, “WhyH349 were you notH3808 afraidH3372 to liftH7971 your handH3027 to destroyH7843 the LORD’sH3068 anointedH4899?” 15Then DavidH1732 summonedH7121 oneH259 of the young menH5288 and saidH559, “GoH5066, executeH6293 him!” So the young man struck him downH5221, and he diedH4191. 16For DavidH1732 had saidH559 to the AmalekiteH413, “Your bloodH1818 be onH5921 your own headH7218 becauseH3588 your own mouthH6310 has testifiedH6030 against you, sayingH559, ‘IH595 killedH4191 the LORD’sH3068 anointedH4899.’”

17Then DavidH1732 took upH6969 thisH2063 lamentH7015 forH5921 SaulH7586 H5921 and his sonH1121 JonathanH3083, 18and he orderedH559 that the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 be taughtH3925 the Song of the BowH7198 H2009.1 It is writtenH3789 inH5921 the BookH5612 of JasharH3477:2

19“Your gloryH6643, O IsraelH3478, lies slainH2491 onH5921 your heightsH1116.HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307!

20TellH5046 it notH408 in GathH1661;proclaimH1319 it notH408 in the streetsH2351 of AshkelonH831,lestH6435 the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430 H6435 rejoiceH8055,and the daughtersH1323 of the uncircumcisedH6189 exultH5937.21O mountainsH2022 of GilboaH1533,may you haveH5921 noH408 dewH2919 H408 or rainH4306,no fieldsH7704 yielding offeringsH8641 of grain.3ForH3588 thereH8033 the shieldH4043 of the mightyH1368 was defiledH1602,the shieldH4043 of SaulH7586, no longerH1097 anointedH4899 with oilH8081.

22From the bloodH1818 of the slainH2491,from the fatH2459 of the mightyH1368,the bowH7198 of JonathanH3083 did notH3808 retreatH7734 H268,and the swordH2719 of SaulH7586 did notH3808 returnH7725 emptyH7387.23SaulH7586 and JonathanH3083, belovedH157 and delightfulH5273 in lifeH2416,were notH3808 dividedH6504 in deathH4194.They were swifterH7043 than eaglesH5404;they were strongerH1396 than lionsH738.

24O daughtersH1323 of IsraelH3478,weepH1058 forH413 SaulH7586,who clothed youH3847 in scarletH8144 andH5973 luxuryH5730,who deckedH5927 your garmentsH3830 withH5921 ornamentsH5716 of goldH2091.25HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307 in the thickH8432 of battleH4421!JonathanH3083 lies slainH2491 onH5921 your heightsH1116.

26I grieveH6887 for youH5921, JonathanH3083, my brotherH251.You were delightfulH5276 to meH3966;your loveH160 to me was extraordinaryH6381,surpassing the loveH160 of womenH802.27HowH349 the mightyH1368 have fallenH5307,and the weaponsH3627 of warH4421 have perishedH6!”

1. 2 Samuel 1:18 Or be taught the use of the bow; literally be taught the bow ↩
2. 2 Samuel 1:18 Or the Book of the Upright One, commonly cited as Jasher; note that the Song of the Bow that follows is not found in known manuscripts attributed to Jasher. ↩
3. 2 Samuel 1:21 Or no showers falling on your terraced fields; LXX no fields of firstfruits; Hebrew no fields of offerings ↩