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1. Saul’s Death Reported to David

   (1 Samuel 31:1–6; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)

2. 1ENGOJBNow it came to pass after the mot Sha'ul, when Dovid was returned from the slaughter of Amalek, and Dovid had abode two yamim in Tziklag;BSBBSB: After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
3. 2ENGOJBIt came even to pass on Yom HaShlishi, that, hinei, an ish came out of the machaneh from Sha'ul with his clothes torn, and adamah upon his rosh; and so it was, when he came to Dovid, that he fell to the ground, and prostrated himself.BSBBSB: On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
4. 3ENGOJBAnd Dovid said unto him, From where comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the machaneh Yisroel am I escaped.BSBBSB: “Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
5. 4ENGOJBAnd Dovid said unto him, How went the matter? Tell me now. And he answered, That the people are fled from the milchamah, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Sha'ul and Yonatan bno are dead also.BSBBSB: “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
6. 5ENGOJBAnd Dovid said unto the na'ar that told him, How knowest thou that Sha'ul and Yonatan bno are dead?BSBBSB: Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
7. 6ENGOJBAnd the na'ar that told him said, As I happened to be upon Mt Gilboa, hinei, Sha'ul leaned upon his khanit; and, hinei, the chariots and ba'alei haparashim followed hard after him.BSBBSB: “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.
8. 7ENGOJBAnd when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Hineini.BSBBSB: When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I answered, ‘Here I am!’
9. 8ENGOJBAnd he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amaleki.BSBBSB: ‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
10. 9ENGOJBHe said unto me again, Stand, now, over me, and slay me; for shavatz (death through agony) is come upon me, because my nefesh is yet still in me.BSBBSB: Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
11. 10ENGOJBSo I stood over him, and slaughtered him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen; and I took the nezer (crown, diadem) that was upon his rosh, and the etzadah (bracelet, band) that was on his zero'a, and have brought them here unto adoni.BSBBSB: So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
12. 11ENGOJBThen Dovid took hold on his clothes, and made the kri'ah on them; and likewise all the anashim that were with him;BSBBSB: Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
13. 12ENGOJBAnd they mourned, and wept, and did a tzom until the erev, for Sha'ul, and for Yonatan bno, and for the Am Hashem, and for Bais Yisroel; because they were fallen by the cherev.BSBBSB: They 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.
14. 13ENGOJBAnd Dovid said unto the na'ar that told him, From where art thou? And he answered, I am ben ish ger, an Amaleki.BSBBSB: And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
15. 14ENGOJBAnd Dovid said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine yad to destroy Hashemʼs moshiach?BSBBSB: So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
16. 15ENGOJBAnd Dovid called one of the ne'arim, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.BSBBSB: Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.
17. 16ENGOJBAnd Dovid said unto him, Thy dahm be upon thy rosh; for thine own peh hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Hashemʼs moshiach.BSBBSB: For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

18. David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan

19. 17ENGOJBAnd Dovid lamented with this kinah (lamentation) over Sha'ul and over Yonatan bno;BSBBSB: Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
20. 18ENGOJBAlso he bade them teach the Bnei Yehudah: The Keshet. Hinei, it is written in the Sefer HaYasher:BSBBSB: and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
21. 19ENGOJBThe glory of Yisroel is slain upon thy high places; how are the Gibborim fallen!BSBBSB: “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
22. 20ENGOJBTell it not in Gat, proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the banot Pelishtim rejoice, lest the banot ha'arelim triumph.BSBBSB: Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
23. 21ENGOJBYe mountains of Gilboa, let there be no tal, neither let there be matar, upon you, nor fields of terumot; for there the mogen Gibborim is defiled, the mogen of Sha'ul, as though he had not been mashiach (anointed) with shemen.BSBBSB: O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.
24. 22ENGOJBFrom the dahm of the slain, from the chelev of the Gibborim, the keshet Yonatan turned not back, and the cherev Sha'ul returned not empty.BSBBSB: From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
25. 23ENGOJBSha'ul and Yonatan were beloved and gracious in their lives, and in their mot they were not parted; they were swifter than nesharim, they were stronger than arayot.BSBBSB: Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.
26. 24ENGOJBYe banot Yisroel, weep over Sha'ul, who clothed you in scarlet, with fineries, who put on ornaments of zahav upon your apparel.BSBBSB: O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
27. 25ENGOJBHow are the Gibborim fallen in the midst of the milchamah! O Yonatan, thou wast slain on thine heights.BSBBSB: How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
28. 26ENGOJBI am distressed for thee, my brother Yonatan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; thy ahavah was wonderful to me, passing ahavat nashim.BSBBSB: I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
29. 27ENGOJBHow are the Gibborim fallen, and the k'lei milchamah (weapons of war) perished!BSBBSB: How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!”

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