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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</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 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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">David Finds Out about Saul's Death</h3><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_1"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.1" class="v10_1_1">1</span>Saul was dead.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_1">Meanwhile, David had defeated the Amalekites and returned to Ziklag. </span><span class="v10_1_2"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.2" class="v10_1_2">2</span>Three days later, a soldier came from Saul's army. His clothes were torn, and dirt was on his head.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.2!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> He went to David and knelt down in front of him.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_3"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.3" class="v10_1_3">3</span>David asked, “Where did you come from?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_3">The man answered, “From Israel's army. I barely escaped with my life.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_4"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.4" class="v10_1_4">4</span>“Who won the battle?” David asked.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_4">The man said, “Our army turned and ran, but many were wounded and died. Even King Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_5"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.5" class="v10_1_5">5</span>David asked, “How do you know Saul and Jonathan are dead?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_6"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.6" class="v10_1_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The young man replied:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_1_6">I was on Mount Gilboa and saw King Saul leaning on his spear. The enemy's war chariots and cavalry were closing in on him. </span><span class="v10_1_7"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.7" class="v10_1_7">7</span>When he turned around and saw me, he called me over. I went and asked what he wanted.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_1_8"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.8" class="v10_1_8">8</span>Saul asked me, “Who are you?”</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_1_8">“An Amalekite,” I answered.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_1_9"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.9" class="v10_1_9">9</span>Then he said, “Kill me! I'm dying, and I'm in terrible pain.”<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.9!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_1_10"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.10" class="v10_1_10">10</span>So I killed him. I knew he was too badly wounded to live much longer. Then I took his crown and his arm-band, and I brought them to you, Your Majesty. Here they are.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_11"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.11" class="v10_1_11">11</span>At once, David and his soldiers tore their clothes in sorrow. </span><span class="v10_1_12"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.12" class="v10_1_12">12</span>They cried all day long and would not eat anything. Everyone was sad because Saul, his son Jonathan, and many of the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s people had been killed in the battle.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_13"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.13" class="v10_1_13">13</span>David asked the young man, “Where is your home?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_13">The man replied, “My father is an Amalekite, but we live in Israel.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_14"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.14-2Sam.1.16" class="v10_1_14">14-16</span>David said to him, “Why weren't you afraid to kill the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s chosen king? And you even told what you did. It's your own fault that you're going to die!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_14">Then David told one of his soldiers, “Come here and kill this man!”</span></p><h3 class="s1">David Sings in Memory of Saul</h3><p class="par"><span class="v10_1_17"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.17" class="v10_1_17">17</span>David sang a song in memory of Saul and Jonathan, </span><span class="v10_1_18"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.18" class="v10_1_18">18</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.18!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> and he ordered his men to teach the song to everyone in Judah. He called it “The Song of the Bow,” and it can be found in <span class="bk">The Book of Jashar</span>.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.18!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> This is the song:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_19"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.19" class="v10_1_19">19</span>Israel, your famous hero</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_19">lies dead on the hills,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_19">and your mighty warriors</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_19">have fallen!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_20"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.20" class="v10_1_20">20</span>Don't tell it in Gath</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_20">or spread the news</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_20">on the streets of Ashkelon.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_20">The godless Philistine women</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_20">will be happy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_20">and jump for joy.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_21"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.21" class="v10_1_21">21</span>Don't let dew or rain fall</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_21">on the hills of Gilboa.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_21">Don't let its fields</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_21">grow offerings for God.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.21!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_21">There the warriors' shields</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_21">were smeared with mud,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_21">and Saul's own shield</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_21">was left unpolished.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.21!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_22"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.22" class="v10_1_22">22</span>The arrows of Jonathan struck,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_22">and warriors died.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_22">The sword of Saul cut</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_22">the enemy apart.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_23"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.23" class="v10_1_23">23</span>It was easy to love Saul</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_23">and Jonathan.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_23">Together in life,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_23">together in death,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_23">they were faster than eagles</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_23">and stronger than lions.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_24"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.24" class="v10_1_24">24</span>Women of Israel, cry for Saul.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_24">He brought you fine red cloth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_24">and jewelry made of gold.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_25"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.25" class="v10_1_25">25</span>Our warriors have fallen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_25">in the heat of battle,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_25">and Jonathan lies dead</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_25">on the hills of Gilboa.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_26"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.26" class="v10_1_26">26</span>Jonathan, I miss you most!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_26">I loved you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_26">like a brother.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_26">You were truly loyal to me,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_26">more faithful than a wife</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_26">to her husband.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.26!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_27"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.1.27" class="v10_1_27">27</span>Our warriors have fallen,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v10_1_27">and their weapons<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.1.27!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v10_1_27">are destroyed.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.2 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">His clothes … his head: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">People tore their clothes and put dirt on their heads to show they were sad because someone had died.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.9 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">in terrible pain: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “very weak.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.18 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">The Book of Jashar: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This book may have been a collection of ancient war songs.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.21 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Don't let its fields … for God: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.21 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">unpolished: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Some shields were made of leather and were polished with olive oil.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.26 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">You … husband: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “You loved me more than a wife could possibly love her husband.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.27 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">weapons: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This may refer to Saul and 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