10:001:011 Then David took hold on his clothes, and
rent them; and
likewise
all the men that were with him:
10:001:012 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted
until even, for Saul,
and
for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the lord,
and
for
the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the
sword.
10:001:013 And David said unto the young man that
told him, Whence art
thou?
And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an
Amalekite.
10:001:014 And David said unto him, How wast thou
not afraid to stretch
forth
thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?
10:001:015 And David called one of the young men,
and said, Go near, and
fall
upon him. And he smote him that he died.
10:001:016 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon
thy head; for thy
mouth
hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the
LORD’s
anointed.
10:001:017 And David lamented with this lamentation
over Saul and over
Jonathan
his son:
10:001:018 (Also he bade them teach the children of
Judah the use of the
bow:
behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
10:001:019 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy
high places: how are
the
mighty fallen!
10:001:020 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in
the streets of Askelon;
lest
the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the
daughters
of the uncircumcised triumph.
10:001:021 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no
dew, neither let there
be
rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there
the
shield
of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul,
as
though he had not been anointed with oil.
10:001:022 From the blood of the slain, from the fat
of the mighty, the
bow
of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul
returned
not empty.
10:001:023 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant
in their lives, and
in
their death they were not divided: they were swifter
than
eagles,
they were stronger than lions.
10:001:024 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you in
scarlet,
with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold
upon
your apparel.
10:001:025 How are the mighty fallen in the midst
of the battle! O
Jonathan,
thou wast slain in thine high places.
10:001:026 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan:
very pleasant
hast
thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful,
passing
the
love of women.
10:001:027 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
10:002:001 And it came to pass after this, that David
enquired of the
lord,
saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?
And
the lord said unto him, Go up. And David
said, Whither
shall
I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.


