1 GLT And it happened after the death of Saul, and David returned from striking the Amalekites. And David remained in Ziklag{ for} two days. BSB BSB: After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
2 GLT And it happened on the third day— and look, a man came from the camp, from with Saul, and his clothes were torn and dirt{ was} on his head. And it happened, when he came to David, and he fell to the ground, and he prostrated himself. BSB BSB: 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.
3 GLT And David said to him,“Where from this are you coming?” And he said to him,“From the camp of Israel I escaped.” BSB BSB: “Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
4 GLT And David said to him,“How was the matter? Inform me, please.” And he said that the people fled from the war, and also many fell from the people and died, and even Saul and Jonathan his son died. BSB BSB: “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.”
5 GLT And David said to the young man, the one who informed him,“How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son died?” BSB BSB: Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 GLT And the young man, the one who informed him, said,“I surely happened to be on the mountain of Gilboa, and look, Saul was leaning on his spear. And look, the chariots and the masters of the chariot horses overtook him. BSB BSB: “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.
7 GLT And he turned behind him, and he saw me. And he called to me, and I said,‘Here I am.’ BSB BSB: When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I answered, ‘Here I am!’
8 GLT And he said to me,‘Who{ are} you?’ And I said to him,‘I{ am} an Amalekite.’ BSB BSB: ‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
9 GLT And he said to me,‘Please, stand over me and kill me, for agony has grabbed me, although all my life{ is} still in me.’ BSB BSB: Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
10 GLT And I stood over him and I killed him, because I knew that he would not live after his having fallen. And I took the crown that{ was} on his head and the band that{ was} on his arm and I brought them to my lord here.” BSB BSB: 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.”
11 GLT And David seized his clothes and tore them, and also all the men who were with him. BSB BSB: Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
12 GLT And they mourned and they wept and they fasted until the evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of Yahweh and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. BSB BSB: 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.
13 GLT And David said to the young man, the one who informed him,“Where from this{ are} you?” And he said,“A son of a man, a foreigner, an Amalekite,{ am} I.” BSB BSB: 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.”
14 GLT And David said to him,“How were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the anointed one of Yahweh?” BSB BSB: So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
15 GLT And David called to one of the young men, and he said,“Come near. Confront him.” And he struck him, and he died. BSB BSB: Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.
16 GLT And David said to him,“Your blood{ is} on your head, because your mouth answered against you, saying,‘I myself killed the anointed one of Yahweh.’” BSB BSB: 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.’”
17 GLT Then David sang this funeral song for Saul and for Jonathan his son. BSB BSB: Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
18 GLT And he said to teach the sons of Judah‘The Bow.’ Look,{ it is} written on the Scroll of the Upright: BSB BSB: and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
19 GLT “The splendor of Israel on your high places— slain! How the mighty have fallen! BSB BSB: “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
20 GLT “Let them not declare{ it} in Gath; let them not bear news in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. BSB BSB: 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.
21 GLT “Mountains in Gilboa— no dew and no rain on you, nor fields of offerings, for there, the shield of the mighty was defiled; the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. BSB BSB: 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.
22 GLT “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. BSB BSB: 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.
23 GLT Saul and Jonathan— the beloved ones and the delightful ones in their life and in their death— they were not separated. They were swifter than eagles; they were mightier than lions. BSB BSB: Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.
24 GLT “Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, the one who clothed you{ with} scarlet, with jewelry, the one who put an ornament of gold on your clothing. BSB BSB: O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
25 GLT How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the war! Jonathan on your high places{ is} slain. BSB BSB: How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
26 GLT Distress{ belongs} to me concerning you, my brother Jonathan. You were very pleasant to me. Your love was more wonderful to me than the love of women. BSB BSB: I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
27 GLT “How the mighty have fallen, and perished the weapons of war!” BSB BSB: How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!”
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