| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1Now it came about after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David remained two days in Ziklag. | 1After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days. |
| 2On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and dust on his head. And it came about when he came to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself. | 2On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he approached David, the man threw himself to the ground. |
| 3Then David said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel." | 3David asked him, "Where are you coming from?" He replied, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel." |
| 4David said to him, "How did things go? Please tell me." And he said, "The people have fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also." | 4David inquired, "How were things going? Tell me!" He replied, "The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!" |
| 5So David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?" | 5David said to the young man who was telling him this, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?" |
| 6The young man who told him said, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul was leaning on his spear. And behold, the chariots and the horsemen pursued him closely. | 6The young man who was telling him this said, "I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him. |
| 7"When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I said, 'Here I am.' | 7When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me. I answered, 'Here I am!' |
| 8"He said to me, 'Who are you?' And I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.' | 8He asked me, 'Who are you?' I told him, 'I'm an Amalekite.' |
| 9"Then he said to me, 'Please stand beside me and kill me, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.' | 9He said to me, 'Stand over me and finish me off! I'm very dizzy, even though I'm still alive.' |
| 10"So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord." | 10So I stood over him and put him to death, since I knew that he couldn't live in such a condition. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm. I have brought them here to my lord." |
| 11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so also did all the men who were with him. | 11David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him. |
| 12They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. | 12They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD's people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword. |
| 13David said to the young man who told him, "Where are you from?" And he answered, "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite." | 13David said to the young man who told this to him, "Where are you from?" He replied, "I am an Amalekite, the son of a resident foreigner." |
| 14Then David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?" | 14David replied to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?" |
| 15And David called one of the young men and said, "Go, cut him down." So he struck him and he died. | 15Then David called one of the soldiers and said, "Come here and strike him down!" So he struck him down, and he died. |
| 16David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed.'" | 16David said to him, "Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying 'I have put the LORD's anointed to death.'" |
| 17Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son, | 17Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan. |
| 18and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar. | 18(He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught "The Bow." Indeed, it is written down in the Book of Yashar.) |
| 19"Your beauty, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How have the mighty fallen! | 19The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen! |
| 20"Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of the uncircumcised will exult. | 20Don't report it in Gath, don't spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate! |
| 21"O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. | 21O mountains of Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you, nor fields of grain offerings! For it was there that the shield of warriors was defiled; the shield of Saul lies neglected without oil. |
| 22"From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, And the sword of Saul did not return empty. | 22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty. |
| 23"Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life, And in their death they were not parted; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions. | 23Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions. |
| 24"O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. | 24O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewelry, who put gold jewelry on your clothes. |
| 25"How have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places. | 25How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places! |
| 26"I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was more wonderful Than the love of women. | 26I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women. |
| 27"How have the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!" | 27How the warriors have fallen! The weapons of war are destroyed! |
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