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 1:1 ¶ And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

 1:1 ¶ Now it came to passº afterº the deathº of Saul,º when Davidº was returnedºº from the slaughterººº ofº the Amalekites,º and Davidº had abodeºº twoº daysº in Ziklag;º

 1:2 it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

 1:2 It came even to passº on the thirdº day,º that, behold,º a manº cameºº out ofº the campº fromºº Saulº with his clothesº rent,ºº and earthº uponº his head:º and [so] it was,º when he cameºº toº David,º that he fellºº to the earth,º and did obeisance.ºº

 1:3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

 1:3 And Davidº saidºº unto him, From whenceººº comestºº thou? And he saidºº untoº him, Out of the campºº of Israelº am I escaped.ºº

 1:4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

 1:4 And Davidº saidºº untoº him, Howº wentº the matter?º I pray thee,º tellºº me. And he answered,ºº Thatº the peopleº are fledºº fromº the battle,º and manyºº ofº the peopleº alsoº are fallenºº and dead;ºº and Saulº and Jonathanº his sonº are deadºº also.º

 1:5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

 1:5 And Davidº saidºº untoº the young manº that toldºº him, Howº knowestºº thou thatº Saulº and Jonathanº his sonº be dead?ºº

 1:6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.

 1:6 And the young manº that toldºº him said,ºº As I happenedºº by chanceºº upon mountº Gilboa,º behold,º Saulº leanedºº uponº his spear;º and, lo,º the chariotsº and horsemenºº followed hardºº after him.

 1:7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

 1:7 And when he lookedºº behindº him, he sawºº me, and calledºº untoº me. And I answered,ºº Hereº [am] I.

 1:8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

 1:8 And he saidºº unto me, Whoº [art] thou?º And I answeredºº him,º Iº [am] an Amalekite.º

 1:9 And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

 1:9 He saidºº untoº me again, Stand,ºº I pray thee,º uponº me, and slayºº me: forº anguishº is comeºº upon me, becauseº my lifeº [is] yetº wholeº in me.

 1:10 So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

 1:10 So I stoodºº uponº him, and slewºº him, becauseº I was sureºº thatº he could notº liveºº afterº thatº he was fallen:ºº and I tookºº the crownº thatº [was] uponº his head,º and the braceletº thatº [was] onº his arm,º and have broughtºº them hitherº untoº my lord.º

 1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

 1:11 Then Davidº took holdºº on his clothes,º and rentºº them; and likewiseº allº the menºº thatº [were] withº him:

 1:12 and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

 1:12 And they mourned,ºº and wept,ºº and fastedºº untilº even,º forº Saul,º and forº Jonathanº his son,º and forº the peopleº of the LORD,º and forº the houseº of Israel;º becauseº they were fallenºº by the sword.º

 1:13 ¶ And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

 1:13 ¶ And Davidº saidºº untoº the young manº that toldºº him, Whenceººº [art] thou?º And he answered,ºº Iº [am] the sonº of a stranger,ºº an Amalekite.º

 1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

 1:14 And Davidº saidºº untoº him, Howº wast thou notº afraidºº to stretch forthºº thine handº to destroyººº the LORD'Sº anointed?º

 1:15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.

 1:15 And Davidº calledºº oneº of the young men,ºº and said,ºº Go near,ºº [and] fallºº upon him. And he smoteºº him that he died.ºº

 1:16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

 1:16 And Davidº saidºº untoº him, Thy bloodº [be] uponº thy head;º forº thy mouthº hath testifiedºº against thee, saying,ºº Iº have slainººº the LORD'Sº anointed.º

 1:17 ¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

 1:17 ¶ And Davidº lamentedºº withº thisº lamentationº overº Saulº and overº Jonathanº his son:º

 1:18 (and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

 1:18 (Also he badeºº them teachºº the childrenº of Judahº [the use of] the bow:º behold,º [it is] writtenºº inº the bookº of Jasher.)º

 1:19 Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

 1:19 The beautyº of Israelº is slainº uponº thy high places:º howº are the mightyº fallen!ºº

 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 triumph.

 1:20 Tellºº [it] notº in Gath,º publishºº [it] notº in the streetsº of Askelon;º lestº the daughtersº of the Philistinesº rejoice,ºº lestº the daughtersº of the uncircumcisedº triumph.ºº

 1:21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

 1:21 Ye mountainsº of Gilboa,º [let there be] noº dew,º neitherº [let there be] rain,º uponº you, nor fieldsº of offerings:º forº thereº the shieldº of the mightyº is vilely cast away,ºº the shieldº of Saul,º [as though he had] notº [been] anointedºº with oil.º

 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.

 1:22 From the bloodºº of the slain,º from the fatºº of the mighty,º the bowº of Jonathanº turnedºº notº back,º and the swordº of Saulº returnedºº notº empty.º

 1:23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

 1:23 Saulº and Jonathanº [were] lovelyºº and pleasantº in their lives,º and in their deathº they were notº divided:ºº they were swifterºº than eagles,ºº they were strongerºº than lions.ºº

 1:24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

 1:24 Ye daughtersº of Israel,º weepº overººº Saul,º who clothedºº you in scarlet,º withº [other] delights,º who putºº onº ornamentsº of goldº uponº your apparel.º

 1:25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.

 1:25 Howº are the mightyº fallenºº in the midstº of the battle!º O Jonathan,º [thou wast] slainº inº thine high places.º

 1:26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

 1:26 I am distressedºº forº thee, my brotherº Jonathan:º veryº pleasantºº hast thou been unto me: thy loveº to me was wonderful,ºº passing the loveºº of women.º

 1:27 How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!

 1:27 Howº are the mightyº fallen,ºº and the weaponsº of warº perished!ºº