 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; |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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? |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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: |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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? |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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 |
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 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): |
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 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! |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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! |
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 1:27
Howº
are the mightyº
fallen,ºº
and the weaponsº
of warº
perished!ºº |