New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 1

David Learns of Saul’s Death

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,when Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732had returnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725fromthe slaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002,that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732remainedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117in Ziklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860.

2On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameבָּ֤אba'H935out of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264from Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,with his clothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167anddustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.And it cameH1961about when he cameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732thathe fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prostratedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

3Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “From whereאֵ֥י'eiH335do you comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I have escapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422from the campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

4Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howמֶה־meh-H4100did thingsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697goהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961?Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me.” And he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “The peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971have fledנָ֨סnasH5127from the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571manyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971have fallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and are deadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191;and Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121are deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571.”

5So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349do you knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?”

6The youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By chanceנִקְרֹ֤אnik.Ro'H7122I happenedנִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Rei.tiH7136to be onMountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571pursuedH1692him closelyH1692.

7When he lookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, he sawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to me. And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘HereH2009I am.’

8He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?’ And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, ‘I am an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.’

9Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975besideעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me and killוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191me, for agonyהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661has seizedאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270me becauseH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315stillע֥וֹדodH5750lingers in me.’

10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975besideH5921himand killedוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, becauseH3588I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could not liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307. AndI tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218and the braceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and I have broughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.”

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his clothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899and toreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them, and soalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571didallכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with him.

12They mournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594and weptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153for Saulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083and for the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Whereאֵ֥י'eiH335are you from?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of an alienגֵּ֥רgerH1616,an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.”

14Then Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349is it you were not afraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372to stretchלִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙lish.Lo.achH7971out your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”

15And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of the youngמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goגַּ֣שׁgashH5066,cutH6293him downH6293.”So he struckוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

16Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818is on your headרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218, foryour mouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310has testifiedעָנָ֤ה'a.NahH6030against you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘I have killedמֹתַ֖תִּיmo.Ta.tiH4191the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’”

David’s Dirge for Saul and Jonathan

17Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732chantedוַיְקֹנֵ֣ןvay.ko.NenH6969with thisH2088lamentהַקִּינָ֖הha.ki.NahH7015overH5921Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121,

18and he toldוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themto teachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the song ofthe bowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198;beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,it is writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789inthe bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477.

19“Your beautyהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,is slainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491on your highבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116!Howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349have the mightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnot in Gathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661,Proclaimתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּte.va.se.RuH1319it not in the streetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,OrH6435the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430will rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,The daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthe uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189will exultתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.

21O mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Gilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,Let not dewטַ֧לtalH2919or rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306be on you, norH408fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704of offeringsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641;For thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368was defiledנִגְעַל֙nig.'AlH1602,The shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, notanointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

22From the bloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the slainחֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491,from the fatמֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.levH2459of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368,The bowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083did not turnH5472backאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268,And the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586did not returnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,belovedהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.VimH157and pleasantוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in their lifeH2425,And in their deathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194they were not partedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504;They were swifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043thanH4480eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404,They were strongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396thanH4480lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24O daughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weepבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058overאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,Who clothedהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םha.mal.bish.KhemH3847you luxuriouslyעֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH5730in scarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144,Who putהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ha.ma.'a.LehH5927ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091on your apparelלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830.

25Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349have the mightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421!Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083is slainחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491on your highבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116.

26I am distressedצַר־tzar-H6887for you, my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083;You have been veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966pleasantנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276to me.Your loveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160to me was moreH4480wonderfulנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381ThanH4480the loveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160of womenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

27Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349have the mightyגִבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307, Andthe weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6!”

David Learns of Saul’s Death

David’s Dirge for Saul and Jonathan

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1