The Man Who Killed Saul is Punished |
2 Samuel 1:1-27 The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks] |
Now it [happened,] after the death of Saul, when David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, [that] David [stayed] in Ziklag [for] 2 days. It [happened,] on the 3rd day, that, [see,] a man came out of the camp, from Saul with his clothes [torn,] & [dirt] [was] upon his head. |
[2 Samuel 3:31 And David said to Joab & to all the people [who] were with him, [Tear] your clothes, & [clothe yourselves] with sackcloth, & mourn [in front of] Abner. And king David, himself, followed the [funeral] bier.] |
When he came to David, he fell to the [ground, & bowed.] And David [asked] him, [Where] [do] you come [from?] He said, I escaped out of the camp of Israel. David [asked] him, How [did it] [go?] I pray [that] you tell me. And he answered, The people, [a.k.a. Israelites, have] fled from the battle, & many of the people [have] also fallen & [are] dead. And Saul & Jonathan, his son, are also dead. |
And David [asked] the young man, How [do] you [know] that Saul & his son, Jonathan, [are] dead? The young man told him, By chance, as I happened [to be] upon Mount Gilboa, [& saw] Saul [lean] upon his spear; & [saw,] the chariots & horsemen followed hard after him. |
And when [Saul] looked behind [himself,] he saw me, & called to me. And I answered, Here I am. [Saul] asked me, Who [are] you? And I answered him, I’m an Amalekite. [Saul] said to me again, I pray [that] you stand upon me, & [kill] me, for [I am filled with agony, but I’m still alive.] |
So, I stood upon him, & [killed] him, because I was sure [Saul] couldn’t live after he [had] fallen [on his sword.] And I took the crown that was upon his head, & the bracelet that was on his arm, & brought them [here] to [you,] my lord. |
Then, David took hold [of] his clothes, & [tore] them, [as did] all the men with him. They mourned, wept, & fasted until [evening,] for Saul, & for Jonathan, his son, & for the people of the Lord, & the house of Israel, because they were [struck down, & died] by the sword. |
And David [asked,] the young man [who] told him [about Saul, & Jonathan's death,] [Where are] you [from?] And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. David [asked] him, [How weren’t] you afraid to stretch [out] your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed? |
And David called 1 of the young men, & said, Go [close,] & fall upon him [with a sword.] And he [struck] him, & he died. David [had previously] said to him, Your blood [is] upon your [own] head, for you [have] testified [with] your mouth against [yourself,] saying, I have [killed] the Lord’s anointed. |
David [mourned] over [the death of:] Saul & Jonathan, his son. ([David had] them also teach the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Judah [how to] use the bow. [Look,] it is written in the Book of Jasher,) [a.k.a. an ancient book of events from creation to the death of Joshua.] |
The beauty of Israel, is slain upon your high places. How the mighty [have] fallen! [Don’t] tell it in Gath [or declare] it in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the uncircumcised Philistines rejoice & triumph. |
You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew [or] rain upon you, nor fields [for grain] offerings. For the shield of the mighty is [wickedly thrown] away there, the shield of Saul, as though [Saul] hadn’t been anointed with oil. |
From the blood of the slain, & from the fat of the mighty, [Jonathan’s] bow [didn’t retreat,] & the sword of Saul [didn’t return] [back] empty. Saul & Jonathan [were loved & admired] in their lives, & in their death, they weren’t divided. |
They were: swifter than eagles & stronger than lions. You daughters of Israel, [cry] over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put gold ornaments upon your [clothing.] |
How the mighty [have] fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, you were slain in your high places. I am distressed for you, my brother, Jonathan. You have been [very nice] to me. |
Your love to me, was wonderful, [surpassing] the love of a woman. [1 Samuel 18:1 And it [happened,] when he had [finished] speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David & Jonathan loved him like his own soul.] |
How the mighty [have] fallen, & the weapons of war perished! |