2 Samuel 1:12-14

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¹²They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan his son, and for the Lord’s people and the house of ^[a]Israel, because they had fallen by the sword [in battle]. ¹³David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner (resident alien, sojourner), an Amalekite.” ¹⁴David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 1:12 In general, sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites refers to all the people (males and females) of the various tribes descended from the twelve sons (Gen 35:23-26) of Jacob (later renamed Israel by God). In verses concerning things such as warfare or circumcision sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites usually refers only to the males. Tribes of ancient people were identified by the name of their founding ancestor. Therefore, this same general rule applies when referring to individual tribal groups, e.g. sons of Reuben, Reuben, Reubenites and so throughout.