King James 2000

2 Samuel 1:11-27 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!

20. 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.

21. You 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

25. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, you were slain in your high places.

26. I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant have you been unto me: your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

27. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!