Revised Version 1885

2 Samuel 1:13-19 Revised Version 1885 (RV1885)

13. 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.

14. And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thine 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 smote him that he died.

16. 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.

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

18. And he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.

19. Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! how are the mighty fallen!