on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.
David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”
The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him.
1:7
ወተመይጠ፡ ድኅሬሁ፡ ወርእየኒ፡ ወጸውዐኒ፡ ወእቤሎ፡ ነየ፡ አነ።
他回頭看見我,就呼叫我。我說:『我在這裏。』
When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’
1:8
ወይቤለኒ፡ መኑ፡ አንተ፡ ወእቤሎ፡ ዐማሌቃዊ፡ አነ።
他問我說:『你是甚麼人?』我說:『我是亞瑪力人。』
He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.”
They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.