2 Samuel 1:15-17

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁵ Then David called one of ⌞his⌟ young men and told him, “Come here and attack him.” David’s young man executed him ¹⁶ while David said, “You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”

David’s Lament

¹⁷ David wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan.