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factum est autem postquam mortuus est Saul ut Davidreverteretur a caede Amalech et maneret in Siceleg dies duos

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in die autem tertia apparuit homo veniens de castris Saulveste conscissa et pulvere aspersus caput et ut venit ad Davidcecidit super faciem suam et adoravit

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dixitque ad eum David unde venis qui ait ad eum de castrisIsrahel fugi

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et dixit ad eum David quod est verbum quod factum est indicamihi qui ait fugit populus e proelio et multi corruentes epopulo mortui sunt sed et Saul et Ionathan filius eiusinterierunt

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dixitque David ad adulescentem qui nuntiabat unde scis quiamortuus est Saul et Ionathan filius eius

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ait adulescens qui narrabat ei casu veni in montem Gelboe etSaul incumbebat super hastam suam porro currus et equitesadpropinquabant ei

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et conversus post tergum suum vidensque me vocavit cui cumrespondissem adsum

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dixit mihi quisnam es tu et aio ad eum Amalechites sum

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et locutus est mihi sta super me et interfice me quoniamtenent me angustiae et adhuc tota anima in me est

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stansque super eum occidi illum sciebam enim quod viverenon poterat post ruinam et tuli diadema quod erat in capiteeius et armillam de brachio illius et adtuli ad te dominum meumhuc

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adprehendens autem David vestimenta sua scidit omnesqueviri qui erant cum eo

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et planxerunt et fleverunt et ieiunaverunt usque advesperam super Saul et super Ionathan filium eius et superpopulum Domini et super domum Israhel quod corruissent gladio

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dixitque David ad iuvenem qui nuntiaverat ei unde es quirespondit filius hominis advenae amalechitae ego sum

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et ait ad eum David quare non timuisti mittere manum tuamut occideres christum Domini

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vocansque David unum de pueris ait accedens inrue in eumqui percussit illum et mortuus est

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et ait ad eum David sanguis tuus super caput tuum os enimtuum locutum est adversum te dicens ego interfeci christumDomini

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planxit autem David planctum huiuscemodi super Saul etsuper Ionathan filium eius

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et praecepit ut docerent filios Iuda arcum sicut scriptumest in libro Iustorum

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incliti Israhel super montes tuos interfecti sunt quomodoceciderunt fortes

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nolite adnuntiare in Geth neque adnuntietis in conpetisAscalonis ne forte laetentur filiae Philisthim ne exultentfiliae incircumcisorum

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montes Gelboe nec ros nec pluviae veniant super vos nequesint agri primitiarum quia ibi abiectus est clypeus fortiumclypeus Saul quasi non esset unctus oleo

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a sanguine interfectorum ab adipe fortium sagitta Ionathannumquam rediit retrorsum et gladius Saul non est reversusinanis

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Saul et Ionathan amabiles et decori in vita sua in mortequoque non sunt divisi aquilis velociores leonibus fortiores

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filiae Israhel super Saul flete qui vestiebat vos coccinoin deliciis qui praebebat ornamenta aurea cultui vestro

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quomodo ceciderunt fortes in proelio Ionathan in excelsistuis occisus est

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doleo super te frater mi Ionathan decore nimis et amabilissuper amorem mulierum

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quomodo ceciderunt robusti et perierunt arma bellica

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Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

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It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

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And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

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And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

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And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

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And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

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And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

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And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

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He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

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So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

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Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

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And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

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And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

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And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?

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And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

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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.

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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

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(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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The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

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Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

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Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

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From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

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Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

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Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

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I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

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How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

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