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2 Samuel 1
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| 1:1
Now 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; |
 David
Kills the Messenger
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| 1:2
It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of 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.
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| 1:3
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him,
Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. |
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| 1:4
And David 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 Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. |
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| 1:5
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that
Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? |
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| 1:6
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount
Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and
horsemen followed hard after him. |
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| 1:7
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I
answered, Here am I. |
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| 1:8
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an
Amalekite. |
(1:8-10) "I am an Amalekite."
How did Saul die?
But Saul killed all the Amaleks (except for Agag who Samuel hacked to death) as God commanded in 1 Sam.15:3,
so how could he later be killed by one?
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| 1:9
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.
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| 1:10
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, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
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| 1:11
Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the
men that were with him: |
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| 1:12
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for
Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of
Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. |
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| 1:13
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he
answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. |
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| 1:14
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine
hand to destroy the LORD's anointed? |
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| 1:15
And David called one of
the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that
he died. |
David tells one of his "young men" to kill the Amalekite messenger who
claimed to have mercifully killed Saul at Saul's own request.
David, a man after God's own
heart (WWDD?)
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| 1:16
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath
testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.
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| 1:17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his
son: |
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| 1:18
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the
book of Jasher.) |
"Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher."
Wikipedia
-The Book of Jasher
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| 1:19
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty
fallen! |
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| 1:20
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the
daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the
uncircumcised triumph. |
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| 1:21
Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain,
upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is
vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed
with oil. |
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| 1:22
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of
Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. |
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| 1:23
Saul and Jonathan 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. |
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| 1:24
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with
other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. |
(1:26) "Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love
to me was wonderful, passing the love of women."
David loved Jonathan more than women.
(And he loved a lot of women a lot!)
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| 1:25
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou
wast slain in thine high places.
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| 1:26
I am distressed for
thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love
to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
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| 1:27
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
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