II. Samvuet I. 2

12 All the_valiant ‘men arose, and went all night, and took -the_body_of Saul and -the_bodies_of his sons from -the_wall_of Beth-shan, and came_to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13 And they took their -bones, and buried them under ta xtree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
THE SECOND BOOK OF
SAMUEL,
OTHERWISE CALLED,
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS
Nowy. 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 ; 5 2 It came_even_to_pass on the third xday, that, behold, a *man came out_of
-|mount xGilboa, behold, Saul leaned up-
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.
8 And David said unto him, “From whence tcomest thou?” And he said unto him, “ Out_of the_camp_of Israél eam_I_escaped.”
4 And David said unto him, “ How went the matter? I_pray_thee, “tell me.” And he answered, “That the people eare_fied 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 x-told him, “How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son *be_dead ?”
6 And the young_man =:that told him said, “ As_I_happened by_chance upon
on his spear ; and, lo, the chariots and xhorsemen 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, ‘Eam an Amalekite.’
° He said unto me again, ‘*Stand, T_ pray_thee, upon_me, and - lay me: for xanguish -is_come upon me, because my s life 7s yet whole in me.’
10 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 on his arm, Soe eee Uren them hither unto my -lord.”
(DAVID’S REIGN OVER JUDAH AND ISRAEL.)
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 Jthe Lorp, and for the_house_of Israél ; because they were_fallen by the sword.
13 And David saj sajd unto the young_ manthat told him, ’ “Whence artthon?” And he answered, “£ am the_son_of a stranger, an Amaiekite.”
14 And David said unto him, “How wast thou not afraid to stretc thine hand to destroy Jthe Lorp’s ranointed ?”
15 And David called one of the young_men, and said, ‘ ‘fall upon him.” And he smote him that he died.
16 And David said unto him, nth blood be upon thy head ; for thy mout hath testified against thee, saying, £ shave_slain Jthe Lorp’s ~anointed.’
7 And David lamented with xthis xlamentation over Saul and over Jona- than his son:
18 (Also he bade them teach the_ schildren_of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it ts written in the_book_of j xJasher.)
19“The rbeauty_of Be eo +is_slain upon thy high_p How «are the arti "fallen !
20 Tell 7 not in Gath,
Publish zt not in’ the_streets_of Askelon ;
Lest the. daughters_of the Philis- tines rejoice,
Lest the “daughters_of the uncir- cumcised ‘triumph.
21 Ye_mountains of xGilboa, let there
be no dew, Neither let there be rain, upon you, Nor fields_of offerings : For there the_shield_of the =mighty sis_ pemanferss Sew away,
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The_shield_of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with xoil. 2 From the_blood_of the =slain, From the_fat_of the =mighty, the_ bow_of Jonathan turned not back, And the_sword_of Saul treturned not empty. 23 Saul and Jonathan were xlovely and ~xpleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided : They were_swifter than eagles, They were_stronger than lions. 24 Ye_daughters_of Israél, -weep over
au x4Who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, x4Who put_on ornaments_of gold upon your apparel. 25 How are the =mighty fallen in the_ midst_of the battle! O_Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high_places. 267 am_distressed for thee, my bro- ther Jonathan: F Very pleasant -hast _thou_been unto me: Thy love to me was-_ wonderful, passing the_love_of women. How -are the =mighty fallen, aud the_weapons_of war perish- ed!” 9
AND it came_to_pass after this, that David inquired of Jthe Lorp, say- ing, “Shall I go_up into any_of the_ cities_ot Judah?” And4the Lorp said unto him, “:Go_up.” And David said, “Whither shall_I_go_up?” And he said, “Unto ) Hebron.”
2 So David went_up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreel- itess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Car- melite.
3 And his «men that were with him did David bring_up, ‘every_man with his household: and they dwelt in the_ cities_of Hebron.
4 And the_« men_of Judah came, and
. {there they anointed -David king’ over . |the_house_of Judah. And they told | David, saying, That the.«men_of Ja-
besh-gilead were they that buried ~Saul.
5 And David sent messengers unto the_«men_of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, “Blessed be pe ot Jthe Lorn, that ye -have_shewed xthis xkindness unto your =lord, even unto Saul, and haye_buried him.
6 And now / the Lorp ‘shew kindness and truth unto you: and € also will_ requite you this gxkindness, because ye ‘have_done «this xthing.
7 Therefore now let your hands be_ strengthened, and -be ye s valiant: for
our master Saul *is_dead, and also the_
ouse_of Judah ,-have_anointed me king over them.”
8 But a Abner the_son_of » Ner, cap- tain_of Saul’s host, took -Ish-bosheth the_son_of Saul, and brought_him_over to Mahanaim ;
® And made_him_king over xGilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jez- reél, and over Ephraim, and over Ben-
*|jamin, and over all Israel.