Verse 12
2 Samuel 1:12
New King James Version
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יִּסְפְּדוּ֙ וַ/יִּבְכּ֔וּ וַ/יָּצֻ֖מוּ עַד הָ/עָ֑רֶב עַל שָׁא֞וּל וְ/עַל יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֗/וֹ וְ/עַל עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ וְ/עַל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י נָפְל֖וּ בֶּ/חָֽרֶב
English Translation
And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
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Chapter 1 Context
1
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amale...
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2
It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his c...
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3
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am...
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4
And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people...
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5
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be...
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6
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned...
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7
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here
am I.
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8
And he said unto me, Who
art thou? And I answered him, I
am an Amalekite.
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9
And he said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, be...
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10
So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was falle...
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11
Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that
were with him:
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12
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the p...
13
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence
art
thou? And he answered, I
am the son of...
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14
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’S...
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15
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near,
and
fall upon him. And he smote him that...
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16
And David said unto him, Thy blood
be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, sayi...
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17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
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18
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah
the use of
the bow: behold, it is written in the boo...
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19
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
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20
Tell
it not in Gath, publish
it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines...
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21
Ye mountains of Gilboa,
let there be no dew, neither
let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offe...
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22
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and th...
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23
Saul and Jonathan
were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided:...
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24
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with
other delights, who put on...
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25
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan,
thou wast slain in thine high plac...
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26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me...
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27
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
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