2 Samuel 1
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Now it came to pass after the a death of Saul, when David had returned from b the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag,
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on the third day, behold, it happened that c a man came from Saul's camp d with his clothes torn and dust on his head. So it was, when he came to David, that he e fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
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And David said to him, "Where have you come from?" So he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."
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Then David said to him, f "How did the matter go? Please tell me." And he answered, "The people have fled from the battle, many of the people are fallen and dead, and Saul and g Jonathan his son are dead also."
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So David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?"
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Then the young man who told him said, "As I happened by chance to be on h Mount Gilboa, there was i Saul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
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"Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, 'Here I am.'
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"And he said to me, 'Who are you?' So I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'
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"He said to me again, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.'
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"So I stood over him and j killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord."
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Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and k tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.
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And they l mourned and wept and m fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the n people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
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Then David said to the young man who told him, "Where are you from?" And he answered, "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite."
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So David said to him, "How o was it you were not p afraid to q put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"
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Then r David called one of the young men and said, "Go near, and execute him!" And he struck him so that he died.
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So David said to him, s "Your blood is on your own head, for t your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD's anointed.' "
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Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,
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u and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written v in the Book of Jasher:
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"The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places!
w How the mighty have fallen!
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x Tell it not in Gath,
Proclaim it not in the streets of y Ashkelon -
Lest z the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of a the uncircumcised triumph.
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"O b mountains of Gilboa,
c Let there be no dew nor rain upon you,
Nor fields of offerings.
For the shield of the mighty is cast away there!
The shield of Saul, not d anointed with oil.
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From the blood of the slain,
From the fat of the mighty,
e The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
And the sword of Saul did not return empty.
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"Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives,
And in their f death they were not divided;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were g stronger than lions.
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"O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
Who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury;
Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
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"How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!
Jonathan was slain in your high places.
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I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been very pleasant to me;
h Your love to me was wonderful,
Surpassing the love of women.
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"How i the mighty have fallen,
And the weapons of war perished!"
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Genesis 50:10
Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father.
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1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.
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1 Samuel 30:1
Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire.
1 Samuel 30:17
Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
1 Samuel 30:26
Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD" -
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2 Samuel 4:10
When someone told me, saying, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag - the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news.
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1 Samuel 4:12
Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
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1 Samuel 25:23
Now when Abigail saw David, she dismounted quickly from the donkey, fell on her face before David, and bowed down to the ground.
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1 Samuel 4:16
Then the man said to Eli, "I am he who came from the battle. And I fled today from the battle line." And he said, "What happened, my son?
1 Samuel 31:3
The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.
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1 Samuel 31:2
Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
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1 Samuel 31:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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1 Samuel 31:2 - 4
Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
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Judges 9:54
Then he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.' " So his young man thrust him through, and he died.
2 Kings 11:12
And he brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the Testimony; they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!
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2 Samuel 3:31
Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner." And King David followed the coffin.
2 Samuel 13:31
So the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
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2 Samuel 3:31
Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner." And King David followed the coffin.
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1 Samuel 31:13
Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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2 Samuel 6:21
So David said to Michal, " It was before the LORD, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the LORD.
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Numbers 12:8
I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant Moses?
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1 Samuel 31:4
Then Saul said to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me." But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.
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1 Samuel 24:6
And he said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
1 Samuel 26:9
But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?
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2 Samuel 4:10
When someone told me, saying, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag - the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news.
2 Samuel 4:12
So David commanded his young men, and they executed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron.
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1 Samuel 26:9
But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?
2 Samuel 3:28
Afterward, when David heard it, he said, "My kingdom and I are guiltless before the LORD forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
1 Kings 2:32 - 37
So the LORD will return his blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword - Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah - though my father David did not know it.
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2 Samuel 1:10
"So I stood over him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord."
Luke 19:22
And he said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.
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1 Samuel 31:3
The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.
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Joshua 10:13
So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.
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2 Samuel 1:27
"How the mighty have fallen, And the weapons of war perished!"
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1 Samuel 27:2
Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
1 Samuel 31:8 - 13
So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
Micah 1:10
Tell it not in Gath, Weep not at all; In Beth Aphrah Roll yourself in the dust.
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1 Samuel 6:17
These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned as a trespass offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron.
Jeremiah 25:20
All the mixed multitude, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod).
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Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Judges 11:34
When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing; and she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
1 Samuel 18:6
Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
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1 Samuel 31:4
Then Saul said to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me." But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.
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1 Samuel 31:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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Ezekiel 31:15
Thus says the Lord GOD: 'In the day when it went down to hell, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it. I restrained its rivers, and the great waters were held back. I caused Lebanon to mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.
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1 Samuel 10:1
Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: " Is it not because the LORD has anointed you commander over His inheritance?
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Deuteronomy 32:42
I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the heads of the leaders of the enemy."
1 Samuel 18:4
And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.
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1 Samuel 31:2 - 4
Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
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Judges 14:18
So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down: "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them: "If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have solved my riddle!
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1 Samuel 18:1 - 4
Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
1 Samuel 19:2
So Jonathan told David, saying, "My father Saul seeks to kill you. Therefore please be on your guard until morning, and stay in a secret place and hide.
1 Samuel 20:17
Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
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