1:1 After
the
death
of
Saul,
when
David
had
returned
from
striking
down
the
Amalekites,
David
remained
two
days
in
Ziklag.
1:2 And
on
the
third
day,
behold,
a
man
came
from
Saul's
camp,
with
his
clothes
torn
and
dirt
on
his
head.
And
when
he
came
to
David,
he
fell
to
the
ground
and
paid
homage.
1:3 David
said
to
him,
"Where
do
you
come
from"
And
he
said
to
him,
"I
have
escaped
from
the
camp
of
Israel."
1:4 And
David
said
to
him,
"How
did
it
go
Tell
me."
And
he
answered,
"The
people
fled
from
the
battle,
and
also
many
of
the
people
have
fallen
and
are
dead,
and
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
are
also
dead."
1:5 Then
David
said
to
the
young
man
who
told
him,
"How
do
you
know
that
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
are
dead"
1:6 And
the
young
man
who
told
him
said,
"By
chance
I
happened
to
be
on
Mount
Gilboa,
and
there
was
Saul
leaning
on
his
spear,
and
behold,
the
chariots
and
the
horsemen
were
close
upon
him.
1:7 And
when
he
looked
behind
him,
he
saw
me,
and
called
to
me.
And
I
answered,
'Here
I
am.'
1:8 And
he
said
to
me,
'Who
are
you'
I
answered
him,
'I
am
an
Amalekite.'
1:9 And
he
said
to
me
'Stand
beside
me
and
kill
me,
for
anguish
has
seized
me,
and
yet
my
life
still
lingers.'
1:10 So
I
stood
beside
him
and
killed
him,
because
I
was
sure
that
he
could
not
live
after
he
had
fallen.
And
I
took
the
crown
that
was
on
his
head
and
the
armlet
that
was
on
his
arm,
and
I
have
brought
them
here
to
my
lord."
1:11 Then
David
took
hold
of
his
clothes
and
tore
them,
and
so
did
all
the
men
who
were
with
him.
1:12 And
they
mourned
and
wept
and
fasted
until
evening
for
Saul
and
for
Jonathan
his
son
and
for
the
people
of
the
LORD
and
for
the
house
of
Israel,
because
they
had
fallen
by
the
sword.
1:13 And
David
said
to
the
young
man
who
told
him,
"Where
do
you
come
from"
And
he
answered,
"I
am
the
son
of
a
sojourner,
an
Amalekite."
1:14 David
said
to
him,
"How
is
it
you
were
not
afraid
to
put
out
your
hand
to
destroy
the
LORD's
anointed"
1:15 Then
David
called
one
of
the
young
men
and
said,
"Go,
execute
him."
And
he
struck
him
down
so
that
he
died.
1:16 And
David
said
to
him,
"Your
blood
be
on
your
head,
for
your
own
mouth
has
testified
against
you,
saying,
'I
have
killed
the
LORD's
anointed.'"
1:17 And
David
lamented
with
this
lamentation
over
Saul
and
Jonathan
his
son,
1:18 and
he
said
it
should
be
taught
to
the
people
of
Judah;
behold,
it
is
written
in
the
Book
of
Jashar.
He
said:
1:19 "Your
glory,
O
Israel,
is
slain
on
your
high
places!
How
the
mighty
have
fallen!
1:20 Tell
it
not
in
Gath,
publish
it
not
in
the
streets
of
Ashkelon,
lest
the
daughters
of
the
Philistines
rejoice,
lest
the
daughters
of
the
uncircumcised
exult.
1:21 "You
mountains
of
Gilboa,
let
there
be
no
dew
or
rain
upon
you,
nor
fields
of
offerings!
For
there
the
shield
of
the
mighty
was
defiled,
the
shield
of
Saul,
not
anointed
with
oil.
1:22 "From
the
blood
of
the
slain,
from
the
fat
of
the
mighty,
the
bow
of
Jonathan
turned
not
back,
and
the
sword
of
Saul
returned
not
empty.
1:23 "Saul
and
Jonathan,
beloved
and
lovely!
In
life
and
in
death
they
were
not
divided;
they
were
swifter
than
eagles;
they
were
stronger
than
lions.
1:24 "You
daughters
of
Israel,
weep
over
Saul,
who
clothed
you
luxuriously
in
scarlet,
who
put
ornaments
of
gold
on
your
apparel.
1:25 "How
the
mighty
have
fallen
in
the
midst
of
the
battle!
"Jonathan
lies
slain
on
your
high
places.
1:26 I
am
distressed
for
you,
my
brother
Jonathan;
very
pleasant
have
you
been
to
me;
your
love
to
me
was
extraordinary,
surpassing
the
love
of
women.
1:27 "How
the
mighty
have
fallen,
and
the
weapons
of
war
perished!"