15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Come forward, [a]put him to death.” (A)So he struck him and he died. 16 And David said to him, “[b](B)Your blood is on your head, because (C)your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have finished off the Lords anointed.’”

David’s Song of Mourning for Saul and Jonathan

17 Then David (D)sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:15 Lit fall on him
  2. 2 Samuel 1:16 I.e., his death was his own responsibility

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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