Orthodox Jewish Bible

Shmuel Bais 1:6-17 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

6. And the na'ar that told him said, As I happened to be upon Mt Gilboa, hinei, Sha'ul leaned upon his khanit; and, hinei, the chariots and ba'alei haparashim followed hard after him.

7. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Hineini.

8. And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amaleki.

9. He said unto me again, Stand, now, over me, and slay me; for shavatz (death through agony) is come upon me, because my nefesh is yet still in me.

10. So I stood over him, and slaughtered him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen; and I took the nezer (crown, diadem) that was upon his rosh, and the etzadah (bracelet, band) that was on his zero'a, and have brought them here unto adoni.

11. Then Dovid took hold on his clothes, and made the kri'ah on them; and likewise all the anashim that were with him;

12. And they mourned, and wept, and did a tzom until the erev, for Sha'ul, and for Yonatan bno, and for the Am Hashem, and for Bais Yisroel; because they were fallen by the cherev.

13. And Dovid said unto the na'ar that told him, From where art thou? And he answered, I am ben ish ger, an Amaleki.

14. And Dovid said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine yad to destroy Hashem's moshiach?

15. And Dovid called one of the ne'arim, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died.

16. And Dovid said unto him, Thy dahm be upon thy rosh; for thine own peh hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Hashem's moshiach.

17. And Dovid lamented with this kinah (lamentation) over Sha'ul and over Yonatan bno;