King James 2000

2 Samuel 1:11-19 King James 2000 (KJ2000)

11. Then David took hold on his clothes, and tore them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

12. And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, 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.

13. And David said unto the young man that told him, From where are you? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

14. And David said unto him, How were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

15. And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.

16. And David said unto him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

17. And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

18. Also he told them to teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.

19. The beauty of Israel is slain upon your high places: how are the mighty fallen!