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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Samuel 1 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_samuel/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_samuel/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > 2 Samuel 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_samuel/31.htm" title="1 Samuel 31">◄</a> 2 Samuel 1 <a href="../2_samuel/2.htm" title="2 Samuel 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/2_samuel/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">David Learns of Saul’s Death</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now it happened after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that he stayed two days in Ziklag. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>On the third day a man came [unexpectedly] from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head [as in mourning]. When he came to David, he bowed to the ground and lay himself face down [in an act of great respect and submission]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then David asked him, “Where do you come from?” He said, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle. Also, many of the people have fallen and are dead; Saul and Jonathan his son are also dead.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So David said to the young man who informed him, “How do you know Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the young man who told him explained, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and the chariots and horsemen [of the Philistines] were close behind him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When he turned to look behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He said to me, ‘Stand up facing me and kill me, for [terrible] agony has come over me, yet I still live [and I will be taken alive].’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So I stood facing him <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>band which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then David grasped his own clothes and tore them [in mourning]; so did all the men who were with him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan his son, and for the LORD’S people and the house of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Israel, because they had fallen by the sword [in battle]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner (resident alien, sojourner), an Amalekite.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>David called one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him.” So he struck the Amalekite and he died. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>David said to the [fallen] man, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the LORD’S anointed.’” <p class="hdg">David’s Dirge for Saul and Jonathan</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then David sang this dirge (funeral song) over Saul and his son Jonathan, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and he told <i>them</i> to teach the sons of Judah, <i>the song of</i> the bow. Behold, it is written in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>the Book of Jashar: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Your glory <i>and</i> splendor, O Israel, is slain upon your high places! <t><p class="indent1">How the mighty have fallen! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Tell it not in Gath, <t><p class="indent1">Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, <t><p class="indent1">Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, <t><p class="indent1">The daughters of the uncircumcised (pagans) will exult. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>O mountains of Gilboa, <t><p class="indent1">Let not dew or rain be upon you, nor fields with offerings; <t><p class="indent1">For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, <t><p class="indent1">The shield of Saul, [dry, cracked] not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>anointed with oil. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, <t><p class="indent1">The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, <t><p class="indent1">And the sword of Saul did not return empty. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely <i>and</i> friends in their lives, <t><p class="indent1">And in their death they were not separated; <t><p class="indent1">They were swifter than eagles, <t><p class="indent1">They were stronger than lions. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, <t><p class="indent1">Who clothed you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>luxuriously in scarlet, <t><p class="indent1">Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! <t><p class="indent1">Jonathan lies slain upon your high places. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; <t><p class="indent1">You have been a good friend to me. <t><p class="indent1">Your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>love toward me was more wonderful <t><p class="indent1">Than the love of women. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“How the mighty have fallen, <t><p class="indent1">And the weapons of war have perished!”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> The young Amalekite’s story conflicts with the description of Saul’s suicide as recounted in 1 Sam 31:3-6. He must have, at the very least, witnessed Saul’s death since he was able to obtain the crown and the arm band. He apparently expected that his story about administering the deathblow, whether true or not, would result in some sort of reward or honor.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> This band or armlet was not jewelry, but a piece of armor worn around the arm.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> In general, <i>sons of Israel</i> or <i>Israel</i> or <i>Israelites</i> refers to all the people (males and females) of the various tribes descended from the twelve sons (Gen 35:23-26) of Jacob (later renamed Israel by God). In verses concerning things such as warfare or circumcision <i>sons of Israel</i> or <i>Israel</i> or <i>Israelites</i> usually refers only to the males. Tribes of ancient people were identified by the name of their founding ancestor. Therefore, this same general rule applies when referring to individual tribal groups, e.g. <i>sons of Reuben, Reuben, Reubenites</i> and so throughout.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> I.e. your death is your own fault.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> An early poetic account of the wars of Israel and the heroic acts of the warriors.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> As an expression of his grief David curses the place of Saul’s death.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> It was necessary to lubricate leather shields with oil to preserve them.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>with jewelry</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Jonathan graciously accepted God’s choice of David as the next ruler of Israel, and supported him, honored him, and wanted the very best for him.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>