2 Samuel 1:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 while David said, “You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”
David’s Lament
17 David wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan. 18 He said,
“Teach this kesheth [a] to the people of Judah.”
(It is recorded in the Book of Jashar.)
Footnotes
- 1:18 Unknown musical term.
2 Samuel 1:16-18
King James Version
16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord's anointed.
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
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