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2 Samuel 1:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 1:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
16 For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood is on your own head(A) because your own mouth testified against you by saying, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
17 David sang the following lament(B) for Saul and his son Jonathan, 18 and he ordered that the Judahites be taught The Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:[a](C)
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2 Samuel 1:16-18
New International Version
2 Samuel 1:16-18
New International Version
16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.(A) 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(B) concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,(C) 18 and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):(D)
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