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The second book of Samuel, chapter 1.

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Now it came to pass after the death of
Saul, when David was returned from the

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slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had
abode two days in Ziklag.

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It came even to pass on the third day,
that, behold, a man came out of the camp

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from Saul with his clothes rent,
and earth upon his head.

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And so it was when he came to David,
that he fell to the earth and did

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obeisance.

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And David said unto him, From whence
comest thou?

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And he said unto him, Out of the camp of
Israel am I escaped.

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And David said unto him, How went the
matter?

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I pray thee, tell me.

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And he answered, That the people are fled
from the battle, and many of the people

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also are fallen and dead, and Saul and
Jonathan his son are dead also.

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And David said unto the young man that
told him, How knowest thou that Saul and

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Jonathan his son be dead?

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And the young man that told him said,
As I happened by chance upon Mount Gilboa,

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behold, Saul leaned upon his spear,
and, lo, the chariots and horsemen

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followed hard after him.

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And when he looked behind him,
he saw me, and called unto me.

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And I answered, Here am I.

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And he said unto me, Who art thou?

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And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

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He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee,
upon me, and slay me.

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For anguish has come upon me, because my
life is yet whole in me.

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So I stood upon him, and slew him,
because I was sure that he could not live

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after that he was fallen.

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And I took the crown that was upon his
head, and the bracelet that was on his

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arm, and have brought them hither unto my
Lord.

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Then David took hold on his clothes,
and rent them, and likewise all the men

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that were with him.

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And they mourned, and wept, and fasted
until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his

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son, and for the people of the Lord,
and for the house of Israel, because they

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were fallen by the sword.

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And David said unto the young man that
told him, Whence art thou?

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And he answered, I am the son of a
stranger, an Amalekite.

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And David said unto him, How wast thou not
afraid to stretch forth thine hand to

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destroy the Lord's anointed?

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And David called one of the young men,
and said, Go near and fall upon him.

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And he smote him that he died.

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And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon
thy head, for thy mouth hath testified

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against thee, saying, I have slain the
Lord's anointed.

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And David lamented with this lamentation
over Saul, and over Jonathan his son.

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Also he bade them teach the children of
Judah the use of the bow.

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Behold, it is written in the book of
Jasher.

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The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy
high places.

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How are the mighty fallen?

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Tell it not in Gath.

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Publish it not in the streets of Ascalon.

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Lest the daughters of the Philistines
rejoice.

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Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised
triumph.

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Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no
dew, neither let there be rain upon you,

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nor fields of offerings.

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For there the shield of the mighty is
vilely cast away.

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The shield of Saul, as though he had not
been anointed with oil.

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From the blood of the slain, from the fat
of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turn

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not back.

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And the sword of Saul return not empty.

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Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant
in their lives.

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And in their death, they were not divided.

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They were swifter than eagles.

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They were stronger than lions.

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Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul.

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Who clothed you in scarlet with other
delights.

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Who put on ornaments of gold upon your
apparel.

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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of
the battle.

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O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high
places.

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I am distressed for thee, my brother
Jonathan.

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Very pleasant hast thou been unto me.

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Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the
love of women.

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How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons
of war perished.