Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 1

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2 Samuel 1 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 1 of 2 Samuel—New World Translation (NWT)

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¶ And it came about after Saul’s death, and when David himself had returned from striking down the A·malʹek·ites,^[a]¹ that David continued to dwell at Zikʹlag² two days.
And it came about on the third day that, look! a man³ was coming from the camp, from Saul, with his garments ripped apart⁴ and dirt upon his head;⁵ and it came about that when he came to David, he at once fell down to the earth⁶ and prostrated himself.
¶ And David proceeded to say to him: “Where do you come from?” at which he said to him: “From the camp of Israel I have escaped.”
And David went on to say to him: “How did the matter turn out? Tell me, please.” To this he said: “The people have fled from the battle and also many of the people have fallen so that they died,⁷ and even Saul⁸ and Jonʹa·than⁹ his son have died.”
Then David said to the young man that was telling him: “How do you really know that Saul has died and also Jonʹa·than his son?”¹⁰
At this the young man that was telling him said: “I unexpectedly chanced to be on Mount Gil·boʹa,¹¹ and there was Saul supporting himself upon his spear;¹² and, look! the charioteers^[b] and the mounted men had caught up with him.¹³
When he turned back and saw me, then he called me, and I said, ‘Here I am!’
And he went on to say to me, ‘Who are you?’ at which I said to him, ‘I am an A·malʹek·ite.’¹⁴
Then he said, ‘Stand, please, over me and definitely put me to death, for the cramp^[c] has seized me, because all my soul¹⁵ is yet in me.’
So I stood over him and definitely put him to death,¹⁶ for I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the diadem¹⁷ that was upon his head and the bracelet that was upon his arm, that I might bring them to my lord here.”
¶ At this David took hold of his garments and ripped them apart,¹⁸ and so did all the men also that were with him.
And they began to wail and weep¹⁹ and fast²⁰ until the evening over Saul and over Jonʹa·than his son and over the people of Jehovah^[d] and over the house of Israel,²¹ because they had fallen by the sword.
¶ David now said to the young man that was telling him: “Where are you from?” to which he said: “I am the son of an alien resident, an A·malʹek·ite.”²²
Then David said to him: “How was it that you did not fear²³ to thrust your hand out to bring the anointed^[e]²⁴ of Jehovah to ruin?”
With that David called one of the young men and said: “Go near. Smite him.” Accordingly he struck him down so that he died.²⁵
David then said to him: “The bloodguilt for you^[f] be upon your own head,²⁶ because your own mouth has testified against you,²⁷ saying, ‘I myself definitely put the anointed of Jehovah to death.’”²⁸
¶ And David proceeded to chant this dirge²⁹ over Saul and Jonʹa·than his son³⁰
and to say that the sons of Judah³¹ should be taught “The Bow.”³² Look! It is written in the book of Jaʹshar:^[g]³³
¶ “The beauty, O Israel, is slain upon your high places.³⁴
How have the mighty men fallen!
¶ Do not, YOU people, tell it in Gath;³⁵
Do not announce it in the streets of Ashʹke·lon,³⁶
¶ For fear that the daughters of the Phi·lisʹtines may rejoice,
For fear that the daughters of the uncircumcised men may exult.³⁷
¶ YOU mountains of Gil·boʹa,³⁸ let no dew, let no rain be upon YOU, nor let there be fields of holy contributions;^[h]³⁹
Because there the shield of mighty ones was befouled,^[i]
The shield of Saul, so that there was none anointed with oil.⁴⁰
¶ From the blood of the slain, from the fat of mighty ones,
The bow of Jonʹa·than did not turn back,⁴¹
And the sword of Saul would not return without success.⁴²
¶ Saul and Jonʹa·than,⁴³ the lovable ones and the pleasant ones during their life,
And in their death they were not separated.⁴⁴
¶ Swifter than the eagles they were,⁴⁵
Mightier than the lions^[j] they were.⁴⁶
¶ YOU daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
Who clothed YOU in scarlet with finery,
Who put ornaments of gold upon YOUR clothing.⁴⁷
¶ How have the mighty ones fallen in the midst of the battle!⁴⁸
Jonʹa·than slain upon your high places!⁴⁹
¶ I am distressed over you, my brother Jonʹa·than,
Very pleasant you were to me.⁵⁰
More wonderful was your love to me than the love from women.⁵¹
¶ How have the mighty ones fallen⁵²
And the weapons of war perished!”

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FOOTNOTES

^ “The Amalekites,” Sy and five Heb. mss; MLXXVg, “Amalek.”
^ Or, “chariots.”
^ “Giddiness,” Sy; meaning is uncertain in M.
^ “Jehovah,” MSyVg; LXX, “Judah.”
^ “Anointed of.” Heb., meshiʹach; Gr., khri·stonʹ; Syr., lam·shi·cheh; Lat., chriʹstum.
^ Lit., “Your bloods.”
^ Or, “the Upright One.”
^ “Fields of firstfruits,” LXXVg.
^ Or, “rejected with loathing.”
^ “Than the lions.” Heb., me·ʼara·yohthʹ, African lions.

REFERENCES

^ 1Sa 30:17
^ 1Sa 27:6; 30:26
^ 2Sa 4:10
^ Ge 37:29; Nu 14:6; Jos 7:6
^ 1Sa 4:12
^ 1Sa 25:23; 2Sa 14:4
^ 1Sa 31:1
^ 1Sa 31:6; 1Ch 10:4
^ 1Sa 31:2; 1Ch 10:6
^ Pr 14:15; 25:2
^ 1Sa 28:4; 1Ch 10:1
^ 1Sa 18:10; 19:9; 22:6; 26:12
^ 1Sa 31:3; 1Ch 10:3
^ Ex 17:16; Nu 24:20; De 25:19; 1Sa 15:20; 30:1, 18
^ Ge 2:7
^ 1Sa 31:4; Ps 5:6; Jn 8:44
^ 2Ki 11:12
^ 2Sa 3:31; 13:31; 2Ch 34:27; Ac 14:14
^ De 34:8
^ 1Sa 31:13
^ 1Sa 31:1; 2Sa 1:4
^ 2Sa 1:8
^ Nu 12:8; 1Sa 31:4
^ 1Sa 24:6; 26:9; Ps 105:15
^ 2Sa 4:10; 1Ki 2:25
^ Jos 2:19; Jg 9:24; 2Sa 4:11; 1Ki 2:37; Eze 18:13; Ac 18:6
^ Pr 19:5; 21:28
^ 2Sa 1:10
^ 2Sa 3:33; 2Ch 35:25
^ 1Sa 31:6
^ Ge 49:8; 1Sa 30:26
^ 1Sa 20:36; 31:3; 2Sa 1:22
^ Jos 10:13
^ 1Sa 31:8; La 2:1
^ De 32:27; 1Sa 31:9
^ Jos 13:3; Jg 16:23; 1Sa 6:17
^ De 28:37
^ 1Sa 31:1; 1Ch 10:1
^ Le 27:16
^ Is 21:5
^ 1Sa 18:4; 20:20
^ 1Sa 14:47
^ 1Sa 18:1
^ 1Sa 31:6; 1Ch 10:6
^ Jb 9:26; Je 4:13; La 4:19; Hab 1:8
^ Jg 14:18; Pr 30:30
^ Ge 24:53
^ 2Sa 1:19
^ 1Sa 31:8; 2Sa 1:19
^ 1Sa 18:1
^ Ru 1:17; 1Sa 18:3; 19:2; 20:17, 41; 23:16; Pr 17:17; 18:24
^ 2Sa 1:19

Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 1

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