2 Samuel 1:16-18

New International Reader's Version

¹⁶ That’s because David had said to him, “Anything that happens to you will be your own fault. What your own mouth has spoken is a witness against you. You said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”

David’s Song of Sadness About Saul and Jonathan

¹⁷ David sang a song of sadness about Saul and his son Jonathan. ¹⁸ He ordered that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is a song that is played on a stringed instrument. It is written down in the Book of Jashar. David sang,