10. “So I went over and killed him. He had been hurt so badly I knew he couldn’t live. Then I took the crown from his head and the bracelet from his arm. I have brought them here to you, my master.”
11. Then David tore his clothes to show his sorrow. And all the men with him did also.
12. They were very sad and cried. They did not eat until evening. They cried for Saul and his son Jonathan. And they cried for the Israelites who had been killed with swords.
13. David asked the young man who brought the report, “Where are you from?”The young man answered, “I am the son of a foreigner. I am an Amalekite.”
14. David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s appointed king?”
15. Then David called one of his men. David told him, “Go! Kill the Amalekite!” So the Israelite killed the Amalekite.
16. David had said to the Amalekite, “You are responsible for your own death. You have spoken against yourself! You said, ‘I have killed the Lord’s appointed king.’”
17. David sang a funeral song about Saul and his son Jonathan.
18. David ordered that the people of Judah be taught this song. It is called “The Bow.” This song is written in the Book of Jashar:
19. “Israel, your leaders have been killed on the hills.How the mighty men have fallen in battle!
20. Don’t tell it in Gath.Don’t announce it in the streets of Ashkelon.If you do, the daughters of the Philistines will be happy.The daughters of the Philistines will rejoice.