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David Hears of Saul’s Death
After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.
After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.
David Learns of Saul’s Death
After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag.
After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag.
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.
On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.
David said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
“Where have you come from?” David asked.
“I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied.
“I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied.
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.”
“What happened?” David demanded. “Tell me how the battle went.”
The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
“How do you know Saul and Jonathan are dead?” David demanded of the young man.
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.
The man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him.
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’
When he turned and saw me, he cried out for me to come to him. ‘How can I help?’ I asked him.
And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
“He responded, ‘Who are you?’
“‘I am an Amalekite,’ I told him.
“‘I am an Amalekite,’ I told him.
And he said to me, ‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’
“Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.’
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.”
“So I killed him,” the Amalekite told David, “for I knew he couldn’t live. Then I took his crown and his armband, and I have brought them here to you, my lord.”
Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.
David and his men tore their clothes in sorrow when they heard the news.
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.
They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the LORD’s army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day.
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.”
Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?”
And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.”
And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.”
David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
“Why were you not afraid to kill the LORD’s anointed one?” David asked.
Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him.” And he struck him down so that he died.
Then David said to one of his men, “Kill him!” So the man thrust his sword into the Amalekite and killed him.
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.’”
“You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the LORD’s anointed one.”
David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,
David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan
Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,
“Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places!
How the mighty have fallen!
How the mighty have fallen!
Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills!
Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!
Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!
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.
publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
Don’t announce the news in Gath,
don’t proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice
and the pagans will laugh in triumph.
don’t proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice
and the pagans will laugh in triumph.
“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.
from the fat of the mighty,
the bow of Jonathan turned not back,
and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
The bow of Jonathan was powerful,
and the sword of Saul did its mighty work.
They shed the blood of their enemies
and pierced the bodies of mighty heroes.
and the sword of Saul did its mighty work.
They shed the blood of their enemies
and pierced the bodies of mighty heroes.
“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.
In life and in death they were not divided;
they were swifter than eagles;
they were stronger than lions.
How beloved and gracious were Saul and Jonathan!
They were together in life and in death.
They were swifter than eagles,
stronger than lions.
They were together in life and in death.
They were swifter than eagles,
stronger than lions.
“You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet,
who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet,
who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
O women of Israel, weep for Saul,
for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing,
in garments decorated with gold.
for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing,
in garments decorated with gold.
“How the mighty have fallen
in the midst of the battle!
“Jonathan lies slain on your high places.
in the midst of the battle!
“Jonathan lies slain on your high places.
Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen in battle!
Jonathan lies dead on the hills.
Jonathan lies dead on the hills.
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.
very pleasant have you been to me;
your love to me was extraordinary,
surpassing the love of women.
How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan!
Oh, how much I loved you!
And your love for me was deep,
deeper than the love of women!
Oh, how much I loved you!
And your love for me was deep,
deeper than the love of women!