2 Samuel 1
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2 Samuel 1:6-21

6And the youngH5288 manH5288 that toldH5046 him saidH559, As I happenedH7122 by chanceH7122 uponH5921 mountH2022 GilboaH1533, beholdH2009, SaulH7586 leanedH8172 uponH5921 his spearH2595; and, loH2009, the chariotsH7393 and the horsemenH6571 followed hard afterH5921 him.

7And when he lookedH7200 behindH310 him, he sawH7200 meH413, and calledH7121 unto meH413. And I answeredH559, HereH2005 am I.

8And he saidH559 unto meH413, Who art thou? And I answeredH559 him, I am an AmalekiteH6003.

9And he saidH559 unto meH413, StandH5975, I prayH4994 thee, besideH5921 meH413, and slayH4191 meH413, for anguish hath takenH270 holdH270 of meH413; becauseH3588 my lifeH5315 is yet wholeH3605 in meH413.

10SoH3947 I stoodH5975 besideH5921 him, and slew him, becauseH3588 I was sureH3045 that he could notH3808 liveH2421 afterH310 that he was fallenH5307: and I tookH3947 the crownH5145 that was uponH5921 his headH7218, and the braceletH685 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 allH3605 the menH376 that were with him:

12and they mournedH5594, and weptH1058, and fastedH6684 untilH5704 evenH5704, for SaulH7586, and for JonathanH3083 his sonH1121, and for the peopleH5971 of the LORDH3068, and for the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; becauseH3588 they were fallenH5307 by the swordH2719.

13And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto the youngH5288 manH376 that toldH5046 him, Whence art thou? And he answeredH559, I am the sonH1121 of a strangerH1616, an AmalekiteH6003.

14And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto him, HowH349 wast thou notH3808 afraidH3372 to putH7971 forthH7971 thine handH3027 to destroyH7843 the LORD’SH3068 anointedH4899?

15And DavidH1732 calledH7121 one of the youngH5288 menH5288, and saidH559, GoH5066 nearH5066, and fallH6293 uponH7121 him. And he smoteH5221 him that he diedH4191.

16And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto him, Thy bloodH1818 be uponH5921 thy headH7218; for thy mouthH6310 hath testified againstH5921 thee, sayingH559, I have slain the LORD’SH3068 anointedH4899.

17And DavidH1732 lamented with this lamentationH7015 over SaulH7586 and over JonathanH3083 his sonH1121:

18And he bade them teachH3925 the childrenH1121 of JudahH3063 the song of the bowH7198: beholdH2009, it is writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of JasharH3477.

19Thy glory, O IsraelH3478, is slainH2491 uponH5921 thy highH1116 placesH1116! howH349 are the mightyH1368 fallenH5307!

20TellH5046 it notH408 in GathH1661, publish it notH408 in the streetsH2351 of AshkelonH831; lestH6435 the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430 rejoiceH8055, lestH6435 the daughtersH1323 of the uncircumcisedH6189 triumph.

21Ye mountainsH2022 of GilboaH1533, letH408 there be noH408 dewH2919 norH408 rainH4306 uponH5921 youH3588, neitherH408 fieldsH7704 of offeringsH8641: for there the shieldH4043 of the mightyH1368 was vilely cast away, the shieldH4043 of SaulH7586, notH408 anointedH4899 with oilH8081.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain