Verse 2
2 Samuel 1:2
Noah Webster Bible
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֣י בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וְ/הִנֵּה֩ אִ֨ישׁ בָּ֤א מִן הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ מֵ/עִ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל וּ/בְגָדָ֣י/ו קְרֻעִ֔ים וַ/אֲדָמָ֖ה עַל רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ וַ/יְהִי֙ בְּ/בֹא֣/וֹ אֶל דָּוִ֔ד וַ/יִּפֹּ֥ל אַ֖רְצָ/ה וַ/יִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ
English Translation
And it came to pass on the third day, and behold, a man came from the camp of Saul, and his clothes were torn, and earth was on his head; and it was when he came to David that he fell on the ground and prostrated himself.
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Chapter 1 Context
1
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amale...
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It came even to pass on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his cl...
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And David said to him, From whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel have I...
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And David said to him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people h...
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5
And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are d...
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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 to me. And I answered, Here am I.
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8
And he said to me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
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9
He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because...
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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 had falle...
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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 evening, for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the...
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13
And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a s...
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14
And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anoi...
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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 h...
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16
And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying...
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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 book...
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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 rain upon you, nor fields of offerings: for the...
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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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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 orn...
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25
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan thou wast slain in thy high places.
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I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been to me: thy love to me wa...
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How have the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
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