15 Then David summoned one of his servants and said, “Come here and kill him!” The servant struck him, and he died.(A) 16 For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood is on your own head(B) because your own mouth testified against you by saying, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

17 David sang the following lament(C) for 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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