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15 David called to one of the young men, “Come here. Kill him!” He struck him down, and he died.

16 David said to him, “Your blood will be on your own head, because your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

David’s Lament

17 David mourned with this funeral song about Saul and his son Jonathan.

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15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”(A) So he struck him down, and he died.(B) 16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.(C) Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan

17 David took up this lament(D) concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,(E)

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