Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
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 ;
And
it cometh
to pass ,
after the death of Saul, that
David hath
returned from smiting
the Amalekite
, and David dwelleth
in Ziklag two
days,
It came
even
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.
and
it cometh
to pass ,
on the third day, that lo
, a man hath
come
in
out of the camp from Saul ,
and
his garments
`are'
rent, and earth on
his head ;
and it cometh
to pass,
in
his
coming
in
unto
David, that he falleth
to the earth, and doth
obeisance.
And David said
unto
him, From
whence comest thou? And he said
unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am
I escaped.
And David saith
to
him, `
Whence comest thou? '
and he saith
unto him, `
Out of the camp of Israel I have
escaped. '
And David said
unto him, How
went
the matter? I pray thee, tell
me. And he answered
, That 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
.
And David saith
unto him, `What
hath
been
the matter? declare,
I pray thee, to
me. '
And he saith
, that `
The people hath
fled from the battle, and also
a
multitude
hath
fallen
of the people ,
and they
die
; and also
Saul and Jonathan his son have
died
. '
And David said
unto the young
man
that
told
him, How knowest
thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be
dead?
And David saith
unto the youth
who
is
declaring
`it'
to
him, `
How hast
thou known
that Saul and Jonathan his son `are'
dead? '
And the young
man
that
told
him said
, As
I happened by
chance
upon
mount Gilboa, behold
, Saul leaned
upon
his spear; and ,
lo, the chariots and horsemen
followed hard
after
him .
And the youth
who
is
declaring
`it'
to
him saith
, I happened to
meet
in
mount Gilboa, and
lo
, Saul is
leaning
on
his spear; and lo, the chariots and those
possessing
horses
have
followed him ;
And when
he looked
behind him, he
saw
me, and called
unto me .
And I answered
, Here am I.
and he turneth
behind him, and
seeth
me, and calleth
unto me ,
and I say
, Here `
am '
I.
And he said
unto
me, Who art thou? And I answered
him, I
am
an Amalekite.
And he saith
to
me, Who `
art '
thou? and I say
unto
him, An Amalekite I
`am'
. '
He said
unto me again
, Stand, I pray thee, upon
me, and slay
me :
for anguish
is
come
upon
me, because
my life
is yet
whole
in me.
`And
he saith
unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over
me, and put
me to
death,
for seized
me hath
the
arrow
, for
all
my soul
`
is '
still
in me.
So
I stood
upon
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.
And
I stand
over
him, and put
him to
death
, for
I knew
that he doth
not live after his
falling,
and I take
the crown which
`is'
on
his head, and the bracelet which
`is'
on his arm, and bring
them in
unto my lord hither
. '
Then
David took
hold on his clothes
, and rent
them ;
and likewise
all the men that
were
with him :
And
David taketh
hold on his garments
, and rendeth
them ,
and also
all the men who
`are'
with him ,
And they mourned
, and wept
, and fasted
until
even
, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the
LORD
, and for the house of Israel ;
because they were
fallen by the sword.
and they mourn
, and weep
, and fast
till
the
evening
, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah
, and for the house of Israel ,
because they have
fallen by the sword.
And David said
unto the young
man
that
told
him, Whence art thou? And he answered
, I
am
the
son of a stranger
, an Amalekite.
And David saith
unto the youth
who
is
declaring
`it'
to
him, `
Whence `
art '
thou? '
and he saith
, `
Son of a sojourner
, an Amalekite ,
I
`am'
. '
And David said
unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch
forth thine
hand to destroy the LORD's
anointed?
And David saith
unto him, `
How wast thou not afraid to put
forth thy
hand to destroy the anointed of
Jehovah
? '
And David called
one of the young
men
, and said,
Go
near
, and
fall upon him .
And he smote
him that
he died.
And David calleth
to
one of the youths
, and saith
, `Draw
nigh
--
fall upon him ;'
and he smiteth
him ,
and
he dieth;
And David said
unto him, Thy blood be
upon
thy
head ;
for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have
slain
the LORD's
anointed.
and David saith
unto him, `
Thy blood `is'
on
thine
own
head ,
for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I --
I
put
to
death
the anointed of
Jehovah
. '
And David lamented
with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son :
And David lamenteth
with this lamentation over Saul ,
and over Jonathan his son ;
(Also
he bade
them
teach the children
of Judah the
use
of
the bow :
behold
, it is written in
the book of Jasher.)
and
he saith
to
teach the sons
of Judah `
The Bow ;'
lo
, it is written on
the book of the
Upright:
--
The beauty
of
Israel is
slain
upon
thy high places :
how are
the mighty fallen!
`
The Roebuck,
O
Israel ,
On
thy high places `is'
wounded;
How have
the mighty fallen!
Tell
it not in Gath, publish
it
not in the streets of Askelon;
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice
, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Declare
`
it '
not in Gath, Proclaim
not the
tidings
in the streets of Ashkelon,
Lest they
rejoice
--
The daughters of the Philistines, Lest they
exult
--
The daughters of the Uncircumcised !
Ye
mountains of Gilboa ,
let
there
be
no dew ,
neither
let
there
be
rain ,
upon
you, nor
fields of offerings :
for there the shield of the mighty is
vilely
cast
away
, the shield of Saul ,
as
though
he
had
not
been
anointed with oil.
Mountains of Gilboa !
No dew nor
rain be
on
you, And
fields of heave-
offerings !
For there hath
become
loathsome
The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul --
without
the
anointed with oil.
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 blood of the wounded
, From the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan Hath
not turned
backward;
And the sword of Saul doth
not return
empty.
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 .
Saul and Jonathan !
They
are
loved
and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they have
not been
parted.
Than eagles they have
been
lighter,
Than lions they
have
been
mightier!
Ye
daughters of Israel ,
weep
over
Saul, who clothed
you in scarlet ,
with other
delights ,
who put
on
ornaments of gold upon
your apparel
.
Daughters of Israel !
for
Saul weep
ye
, Who is
clothing
you `
in '
scarlet with delights .
Who is
lifting
up
ornaments of gold on
your clothing
.
How are
the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O
Jonathan ,
thou
wast
slain
in
thine
high places .
How have
the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan !
on
thy
high places wounded!
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 .
I am in
distress
for thee, my brother Jonathan ,
Very pleasant wast
thou to
me ;
Wonderful
was
thy love to me, Above
the love of women !
How are
the mighty fallen, and
the weapons of war perished
!
How have
the mighty fallen, Yea,
the weapons of war perish
! '
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