And it came to pass after{H310} the death{H4194} of Saul,{H7586} when David{H1732} was returned{H7725} from the slaughter{H5221} of the Amalekites,{H6002} and David{H1732} had abode{H3427} two{H8147} days{H3117} in Ziklag;{H6860}

it came to pass on the third{H7992} day,{H3117} that, behold, a man{H376} came{H935} out of the camp{H4264} from Saul,{H7586} with his clothes{H899} rent,{H7167} and earth{H127} upon his head:{H7218} and so it was, when he came{H935} to David,{H1732} that he fell{H5307} to the earth,{H776} and did obeisance.{H7812}

And David{H1732} said{H559} unto him, From whence comest{H935} thou? And he said{H559} unto him, Out of the camp{H4264} of Israel{H3478} am I escaped.{H4422}

And David{H1732} said{H559} unto him, How{H4100} went the matter?{H1697} I pray thee, tell{H5046} me. And he answered,{H559} The people{H5971} are fled{H5127} from the battle,{H4421} and many{H7235} of the people{H5971} also are fallen{H5307} and dead;{H4191} and Saul{H7586} and Jonathan{H3083} his son{H1121} are dead{H4191} also.

And David{H1732} said{H559} unto the young man{H5288} that told{H5046} him, How knowest{H3045} thou that Saul{H7586} and Jonathan{H3083} his son{H1121} are dead?{H4191}

And the young man{H5288} that told{H5046} him said,{H559} As I happened{H7136} by chance{H7122} upon mount{H2022} Gilboa,{H1533} behold, Saul{H7586} was leaning{H8172} upon his spear;{H2595} and, lo, the chariots{H7393} and the horsemen{H1167} followed hard{H1692} after him.

And when he looked{H6437} behind{H310} him, he saw{H7200} me, and called{H7121} unto me. And I answered,{H559} Here am I.

And he said{H559} unto me, Who art thou? And I answered{H559} him, I am an Amalekite.{H6003}

And he said{H559} unto me, Stand,{H5975} I pray thee, beside me, and slay{H4191} me; for anguish{H7661} hath taken{H270} hold of me, because my life{H5315} is yet whole in me.

So I stood{H5975} beside him, and slew{H4191} him, because I was sure{H3045} that he could not live{H2421} after{H310} that he was fallen:{H5307} and I took{H3947} the crown{H5145} that was upon his head,{H7218} and the bracelet{H685} that was on his arm,{H2220} and have brought{H935} them hither unto my lord.{H113}

Then David{H1732} took hold{H2388} on his clothes,{H899} and rent{H7167} them; and likewise all the men{H582} that were with him:

and they mourned,{H5594} and wept,{H1058} and fasted{H6684} until even,{H6153} for Saul,{H7586} and for Jonathan{H3083} his son,{H1121} and for the people{H5971} of Jehovah,{H3068} and for the house{H1004} of Israel;{H3478} because they were fallen{H5307} by the sword.{H2719}

And David{H1732} said{H559} unto the young man{H5288} that told{H5046} him, Whence art thou? And he answered,{H559} I am the son{H1121} of a sojourner,{H376} an Amalekite.{H6003}

And David{H1732} said{H559} unto him, How wast thou not afraid{H3372} to put forth{H7971} thy hand{H3027} to destroy{H7843} Jehovah's{H3068} anointed?{H4899}

And David{H1732} called{H7121} one{H259} of the young men,{H5288} and said,{H559} Go near,{H5066} and fall{H6293} upon him. And he smote{H5221} him, so that he died.{H4191}

And David{H1732} said{H559} unto him, Thy blood{H1818} be upon thy head;{H7218} for thy mouth{H6310} hath testified{H6030} against thee, saying,{H559} I have slain{H4191} Jehovah's{H3068} anointed.{H4899}

And David{H1732} lamented{H6969} with this lamentation{H7015} over Saul{H7586} and over Jonathan{H3083} his son{H1121}

(and he bade{H559} them teach{H3925} the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063} [the song of] the bow:{H7198} behold, it is written{H3789} in the book{H5612} of Jashar):{H3477}

Thy glory,{H6643} O Israel,{H3478} is slain{H2491} upon thy high places!{H1116} How are the mighty{H1368} fallen!{H5307}

Tell{H5046} it not in Gath,{H1661} Publish{H1319} it not in the streets{H2351} of Ashkelon;{H831} Lest the daughters{H1323} of the Philistines{H6430} rejoice,{H8055} Lest the daughters{H1323} of the uncircumcised{H6189} triumph.{H5937}

Ye mountains{H2022} of Gilboa,{H1533} Let there be no dew{H2919} nor rain{H4306} upon you, neither fields{H7704} of offerings:{H8641} For there the shield{H4043} of the mighty{H1368} was vilely cast away,{H1602} The shield{H4043} of Saul,{H7586} not anointed{H4899} with oil.{H8081}

From the blood{H1818} of the slain,{H2491} from the fat{H2459} of the mighty,{H1368} The bow{H7198} of Jonathan{H3083} turned{H7734} not back,{H268} And the sword{H2719} of Saul{H7586} returned{H7725} not empty.{H7387}

Saul{H7586} and Jonathan{H3083} were lovely{H157} and pleasant{H5273} in their lives,{H2416} And in their death{H4194} they were not divided:{H6504} They were swifter{H7043} than eagles,{H5404} They were stronger{H1396} than lions.{H738}

Ye daughters{H1323} of Israel,{H3478} weep over{H1058} Saul,{H7586} Who clothed{H3847} you in scarlet{H8144} delicately,{H5730} Who put{H5927} ornaments{H5716} of gold{H2091} upon your apparel.{H3830}

How are the mighty{H1368} fallen{H5307} in the midst{H8432} of the battle!{H4421} Jonathan{H3083} is slain{H2491} upon thy high places.{H1116}

I am distressed{H6887} for thee, my brother{H251} Jonathan:{H3083} Very{H3966} pleasant{H5276} hast thou been unto me: Thy love{H160} to me was wonderful,{H6381} Passing the love{H160} of women.{H802}

How are the mighty{H1368} fallen,{H5307} And the weapons{H3627} of war{H4421} perished!{H6}