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2 Samuel 1:1-16 LITV
(1) And it happened, after the death of Saul, David returned from striking the Amalekites. And David remained in Ziklag two days. (2) And it happened on the third day, behold, a man came in out of the camp from Saul. And his garments were torn, and earth on his head. And it happened as he came to David, he fell to the earth and prostrated himself. (3) And David said to him, From where do you come? And he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel. (4) And David said to him, How did the matter go? Please tell me. And he answered, The people fled from the battle and also a multitude of the people have fallen, and they died, and also Saul and his son Jonathan have died. (5) And David said to the youth who was telling him, How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead? (6) And the youth who was telling 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 masters of horses closely followed him! (7) And he turned behind him and he saw me and called to me. And I said, Behold me. (8) And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite. (9) And he said to me, Please stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me; for all my life is still in me. (10) And I stood over him and killed him, for I knew that he could not live after his falling. And I took the crown on his head, and the bracelet on his arm, and I brought them to my lord here. (11) And David took hold on his garments and tore them; and also all the men with him did so. (12) And they mourned and wept and fasted until the evening, for Saul, and for his son Jonathan, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. (13) And David said to the youth who told him, From where are you? And he said, I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite. (14) And David said to him, Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah? (15) And David called to one of the young men, and said, Draw near and fall on him. And he struck him, and he died. (16) And David said to him, Your blood be on your own head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I caused to die the anointed of Jehovah.

2 Samuel 1:1-16 ASV
(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; (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. (3) And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. (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. (5) And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? (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. (7) And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. (8) And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. (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. (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. (11) Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: (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. (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. (14) And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed? (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. (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.

2 Samuel 1:1-16 MWT
1 And it came about after Saul's death, and when David himself had returned from striking down the Amalekites, that David continued to dwell at Ziklag two days. 2 And it came about on the third day that, look! a man was coming from the camp, from Saul, with his garments ripped apart and dirt upon his head; and it came about that when he came to David, he at once fell down to the earth and prostrated himself. 3 And David proceeded to say to him: "Where do you come from?" at which he said to him: "From the camp of Israel I have escaped." 4 And David went on to say to him: "How did the matter turn out? Tell me, please." To this he said: "The people have fled from the battle and also many of the people have fallen so that they died, and even Saul and Jonathan his son have died." 5 Then David said to the young man that was telling him: "How do you really know that Saul has died and also Jonathan his son?" 6 At this the young man that was telling him said: "I unexpectedly chanced to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul supporting himself upon his spear; and, look! the charioteers and the mounted men had caught up with him. 7 When he turned back and saw me, then he called me, and I said, 'Here I am!' 8 And he went on to say to me, 'Who are you?' at which I said to him, 'I am an Amalekite.' 9 Then he said, 'Stand, please, over me and definitely put me to death, for the cramp has seized me, because all my soul is yet in me.' 10 So I stood over him and definitely put him to death, for I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the diadem that was upon his head and the bracelet that was upon his arm, that I might bring them to my lord here." 11 At this David took hold of his garments and ripped them apart, and so did all the men also that were with him. 12 And they began to wail and weep and fast until the evening over Saul and over Jonathan his son and over the people of Jehovah and over the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. 13 David now said to the young man that was telling him: "Where are you from?" to which he said: "I am the son of an alien resident, an Amalekite." 14 Then David said to him: "How was it that you did not fear to thrust your hand out to bring the anointed of Jehovah to ruin?" 15 With that David called one of the young men and said: "Go near. Smite him." Accordingly he struck him down so that he died. 16 David then said to him: "The bloodguilt for you be upon your own head, because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I myself definitely put the anointed of Jehovah to death.'"

2 Samuel 1:1-16 Darby
(1) And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David abode two days in Ziklag. (2) And it came to pass on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his garments rent, and earth upon his head; and as soon as he came to David, he fell to the earth and did obeisance. (3) And David said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. (4) And David said to him, What has taken place? I pray thee, tell me. And he said that the people had fled from the battle, and many of the people also had fallen and died, and that Saul and Jonathan his son were dead also. (5) And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? (6) And the young man that told him said, I happened by chance to be upon mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul leaned on his spear; and behold, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. (7) And he looked behind him, and saw me, and called to me. And I said, Here am I. (8) And he said to me, Who art thou? And I said to him, I am an Amalekite. (9) He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me. (10) So I stood over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he would not live after his fall; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither to my lord. (11) Then David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him did likewise. (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. (13) And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger. (14) And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed? (15) Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, and fall on him. And he smote him that he died. (16) And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

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