<vn='1'>Now it came to <sn="1961">pass</s><sn="310">after</s> the <sn="4194">death</s> of <sn="7586">Saul</s>, when <sn="1732">David</s> was <sn="7725">returned</s> from the <sn="4480 5221">slaughter</s> of <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="6002">Amalekites</s>, and <sn="1732">David</s> had <sn="3427">abode</s><sn="8147">two</s><sn="3117">days</s> in <sn="6860">Ziklag</s>; </v>
<vn='2'>It came even to <sn="1961">pass</s> on the <sn="7992">third</s><sn="3117">day</s>, that, <sn="2009">behold</s>, a <sn="376">man</s><sn="935">came</s> out <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="4264">camp</s><sn="4480 5973">from</s><sn="7586">Saul</s> with his <sn="899">clothes</s><sn="7167">rent</s>, and <sn="127">earth</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="7218">head</s>: and so it <sn="1961">was</s>, when he <sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1732">David</s>, that he <sn="5307">fell</s> to the <sn="776">earth</s>, and did <sn="7812">obeisance</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s> unto him, From <sn="335 4480 2088">whence</s><sn="935">comest</s> thou? And he <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, Out of the <sn="4480 4264">camp</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> am I <sn="4422">escaped</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="4100">How</s><sn="1961">went</s> the <sn="1697">matter</s>? I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="5046">tell</s> me. And he <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="834">That</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> are <sn="5127">fled</s><sn="4480">from</s> the <sn="4421">battle</s>, and <sn="7235">many</s><sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="1571">also</s> are <sn="5307">fallen</s> and <sn="4191">dead</s>; and <sn="7586">Saul</s> and <sn="3083">Jonathan</s> his <sn="1121">son</s> are <sn="4191">dead</s><sn="1571">also</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> the young <sn="5288">man</s> that <sn="5046">told</s> him, <sn="349">How</s><sn="3045">knowest</s> thou <sn="3588">that</s><sn="7586">Saul</s> and <sn="3083">Jonathan</s> his <sn="1121">son</s> be <sn="4191">dead</s>? </v>
<vn='6'>And the young <sn="5288">man</s> that <sn="5046">told</s> him <sn="559">said</s>, As I <sn="7136">happened</s> by <sn="7122">chance</s> upon <sn="2022">mount</s><sn="1533">Gilboa</s>, <sn="2009">behold</s>, <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="8172">leaned</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="2595">spear</s>; and, <sn="2009">lo</s>, the <sn="7393">chariots</s> and <sn="1167 6571">horsemen</s> followed <sn="1692">hard</s> after him. </v>
<vn='7'>And when he <sn="6437">looked</s><sn="310">behind</s> him, he <sn="7200">saw</s> me, and <sn="7121">called</s><sn="413">unto</s> me. And I <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="2009">Here</s> am I. </v>
<vn='8'>And he <sn="559">said</s> unto me, <sn="4310">Who</s> art <sn="859">thou</s>? And I <sn="559">answered</s><sn="413">him</s>, <sn="595">I</s> am an <sn="6003">Amalekite</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>He <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> me again, <sn="5975">Stand</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="5921">upon</s> me, and <sn="4191">slay</s> me: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="7661">anguish</s> is <sn="270">come</s> upon me, <sn="3588">because</s> my <sn="5315">life</s> is <sn="5750">yet</s><sn="3605">whole</s> in me. </v>
<vn='10'>So I <sn="5975">stood</s><sn="5921">upon</s> him, and <sn="4191">slew</s> him, <sn="3588">because</s> I was <sn="3045">sure</s><sn="3588">that</s> he could <sn="3808">not</s><sn="2421">live</s> after <sn="310">that</s> he was <sn="5307">fallen</s>: and I <sn="3947">took</s> the <sn="5145">crown</s><sn="834">that</s> was <sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="7218">head</s>, and the <sn="685">bracelet</s><sn="834">that</s> was <sn="5921">on</s> his <sn="2220">arm</s>, and have <sn="935">brought</s> them <sn="2008">hither</s><sn="413">unto</s> my <sn="113">lord</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Then <sn="1732">David</s> took <sn="2388">hold</s> on his <sn="899">clothes</s>, and <sn="7167">rent</s> them; and <sn="1571">likewise</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="376">men</s><sn="834">that</s> were <sn="854">with</s> him: </v>
<vn='12'>And they <sn="5594">mourned</s>, and <sn="1058">wept</s>, and <sn="6684">fasted</s><sn="5704">until</s><sn="6153">even</s>, <sn="5921">for</s><sn="7586">Saul</s>, and <sn="5921">for</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s> his <sn="1121">son</s>, and <sn="5921">for</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="5921">for</s> the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>; <sn="3588">because</s> they were <sn="5307">fallen</s> by the <sn="2719">sword</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> the young <sn="5288">man</s> that <sn="5046">told</s> him, <sn="335 4480 4100">Whence</s> art <sn="859">thou</s>? And he <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="595">I</s> am the <sn="1121">son</s> of a <sn="376 1616">stranger</s>, an <sn="6003">Amalekite</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="349">How</s> wast thou <sn="3808">not</s><sn="3372">afraid</s> to stretch <sn="7971">forth</s> thine <sn="3027">hand</s> to <sn="7843">destroy</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> 's <sn="4899">anointed</s>? </v>
<vn='15'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7121">called</s><sn="259">one</s> of the young <sn="4480 5288">men</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, Go <sn="5066">near</s>, and <sn="6293">fall</s> upon him. And he <sn="5221">smote</s> him that he <sn="4191">died</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, Thy <sn="1818">blood</s> be <sn="5921">upon</s> thy <sn="7218">head</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> thy <sn="6310">mouth</s> hath <sn="6030">testified</s> against thee, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="595">I</s> have <sn="4191">slain</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> 's <sn="4899">anointed</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="6969">lamented</s><sn="854">with</s><sn="2063">this</s><sn="7015">lamentation</s><sn="5921">over</s><sn="7586">Saul</s> and <sn="5921">over</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s> his <sn="1121">son</s>: </v>
<vn='18'>(Also he <sn="559">bade</s> them <sn="3925">teach</s> the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s> the use of the <sn="7198">bow</s>: <sn="2009">behold</s>, it is <sn="3789">written</s><sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="5612">book</s> of <sn="3477">Jasher</s>.) </v>
<vn='19'>The <sn="6643">beauty</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> is <sn="2491">slain</s><sn="5921">upon</s> thy high <sn="1116">places</s>: <sn="349">how</s> are the <sn="1368">mighty</s><sn="5307">fallen</s>! </v>
<vn='20'><sn="5046">Tell</s> it <sn="408">not</s> in <sn="1661">Gath</s>, <sn="1319">publish</s> it <sn="408">not</s> in the <sn="2351">streets</s> of <sn="831">Askelon</s>; <sn="6435">lest</s> the <sn="1323">daughters</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s><sn="8055">rejoice</s>, <sn="6435">lest</s> the <sn="1323">daughters</s> of the <sn="6189">uncircumcised</s><sn="5937">triumph</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>Ye <sn="2022">mountains</s> of <sn="1533">Gilboa</s>, let there be <sn="408">no</s><sn="2919">dew</s>, <sn="408">neither</s> let there be <sn="4306">rain</s>, <sn="5921">upon</s> you, nor <sn="7704">fields</s> of <sn="8641">offerings</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="8033">there</s> the <sn="4043">shield</s> of the <sn="1368">mighty</s> is vilely cast <sn="1602">away</s>, the <sn="4043">shield</s> of <sn="7586">Saul</s>, as though he had <sn="1097">not</s> been <sn="4886">anointed</s> with <sn="8081">oil</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>From the <sn="4480 1818">blood</s> of the <sn="2491">slain</s>, from the <sn="4480 2459">fat</s> of the <sn="1368">mighty</s>, the <sn="7198">bow</s> of <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="7734">turned</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="268">back</s>, and the <sn="2719">sword</s> of <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="7725">returned</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="7387">empty</s>. </v>
<vn='23'><sn="7586">Saul</s> and <sn="3083">Jonathan</s> were <sn="157">lovely</s> and <sn="5273">pleasant</s> in their <sn="2416">lives</s>, and in their <sn="4194">death</s> they were <sn="3808">not</s><sn="6504">divided</s>: they were <sn="7043">swifter</s> than <sn="4480 5404">eagles</s>, they were <sn="1396">stronger</s> than <sn="4480 738">lions</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>Ye <sn="1323">daughters</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="1058">weep</s><sn="413">over</s><sn="7586">Saul</s>, who <sn="3847">clothed</s> you in <sn="8144">scarlet</s>, <sn="5973">with</s> other <sn="5730">delights</s>, who put <sn="5927">on</s><sn="5716">ornaments</s> of <sn="2091">gold</s><sn="5921">upon</s> your <sn="3830">apparel</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="349">How</s> are the <sn="1368">mighty</s><sn="5307">fallen</s> in the <sn="8432">midst</s> of the <sn="4421">battle</s>! O <sn="3083">Jonathan</s>, thou wast <sn="2491">slain</s><sn="5921">in</s> thine high <sn="1116">places</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>I am <sn="6887">distressed</s><sn="5921">for</s> thee, my <sn="251">brother</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s>: <sn="3966">very</s><sn="5276">pleasant</s> hast thou been unto me: thy <sn="160">love</s> to me was <sn="6381">wonderful</s>, passing the <sn="4480 160">love</s> of <sn="802">women</s>. </v>
<vn='27'><sn="349">How</s> are the <sn="1368">mighty</s><sn="5307">fallen</s>, and the <sn="3627">weapons</s> of <sn="4421">war</s><sn="6">perished</s>! </v>