2 Samuel
2 Samuel 1
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2 Samuel 1 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Now it came to pass after the death of , when was returned from the slaughter of the , and had abode two days in ; It came even to pass the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to , that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. And said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of am I escaped. And 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 and his son are dead also. And said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that and his son be dead? And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon , behold, leaned upon his ; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an . And 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. 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 his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. Then took hold his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for , and for his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of ; because they were fallen by the . And said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an . And said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed? And called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. And 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 lamented with this lamentation over and over his son: (Also he bade them teach the children of the use of the bow: behold, it is of .) The beauty of is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in , publish it not in the streets of ; lest the daughters of the rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Ye mountains of , let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the of the mighty is vilely cast away, the of , as though he had not been anointed with oil. From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of turned not back, and the of returned not empty. and 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. Ye daughters of , weep over , who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O , thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother : very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!