II Samuel Chapter 1
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darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David abode two days in Ziklag.
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And it came to pass on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his garments rent, and earth upon his head; and as soon as he came to David, he fell to the earth and did obeisance.
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And David said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
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And David said to him, What has taken place? I pray thee, tell me. And he said that the people had fled from the battle, and many of the people also had fallen and died, and that Saul and Jonathan his son were dead also.
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And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?
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And the young man that told him said, I happened by chance to be upon mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul leaned on his spear; and behold, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
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And he looked behind him, and saw me, and called to me. And I said, Here am I.
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And he said to me, Who art thou? And I said to him, I am an Amalekite.
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He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me.
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So I stood over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he would not live after his fall; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither to my lord.
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Then David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him [did] likewise.
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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 Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
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And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.
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And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?
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Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, [and] fall on him. And he smote him that he died.
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And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son;
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and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song 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, carry not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon; 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, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, [as] not 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, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death 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 splendour, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.
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I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant wast thou unto me; Thy love to me was wonderful, passing women's love.
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How are the mighty fallen, and the instruments of war perished!
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Factum est autem, postquam mortuus est Saul, ut David reverteretur a cæde Amalec, et maneret in Siceleg duos dies.
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In die autem tertia apparuit homo veniens de castris Saul veste conscissa, et pulvere conspersus caput. et ut venit ad David, cecidit super faciem suam, et adoravit.
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Dixitque ad eum David: Unde venis? Qui ait ad eum: De castris Israel fugi.
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Et dixit ad eum David: Quod est verbum quod factum est? indica mihi. Qui ait: Fugit populus ex prælio, et multi corruentes e populo mortui sunt: sed et Saul et Ionathas filius eius interierunt.
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Dixitque David ad adolescentem, qui nunciabat ei: Unde scis quia mortuus est Saul, et Ionathas filius eius?
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Et ait adolescens, qui nunciabat ei: Casu veni in montem Gelboe, et Saul incumbebat super hastam suam: porro currus et equites appropinquabant ei,
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et conversus post tergum suum, vidensque me vocavit. Cui cum respondissem: Adsum:
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dixit mihi: Quisnam es tu? Et aio ad eum: Amalecites ego sum.
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Et locutus est mihi: Sta super me, et interfice me: quoniam tenent me angustiæ, et adhuc tota anima mea in me est.
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Stansque super eum, occidi illum: sciebam enim quod vivere non poterat post ruinam: et tuli diadema quod erat in capite eius, et armillam de brachio illius, et attuli ad te dominum meum huc.
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Apprehendens autem David vestimenta sua scidit, omnesque viri, qui erant cum eo,
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et planxerunt, et fleverunt, et ieiunaverunt usque ad vesperam super Saul, et super Ionathan filium eius, et super populum Domini, et super domum Israel, eo quod corruissent gladio.
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Dixitque David ad iuvenem qui nunciaverat ei: Unde es tu? Qui respondit: Filius hominis advenæ Amalecitæ ego sum.
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Et ait ad eum David: Quare non timuisti mittere manum tuam ut occideres christum Domini?
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Vocansque David unum de pueris suis, ait: Accedens irrue in eum. Qui percussit illum, et mortuus est.
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Et ait ad eum David: Sanguis tuus super caput tuum: os enim tuum locutum est adversum te, dicens: Ego interfeci christum Domini.
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Planxit autem David planctum huiuscemodi super Saul, et super Ionathan filium eius,
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(et præcepit ut docerent filios Iuda arcum, sicut scriptum est in Libro iustorum.) Et ait: Considera Israel pro his, qui mortui sunt super excelsa tua vulnerati.
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Inclyti, Israel, super montes tuos interfecti sunt: quo modo ceciderunt fortes?
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Nolite annunciare in Geth, neque annuncietis in compitis Ascalonis: ne forte lætentur filiæ Philisthiim, ne exultent filiæ incircumcisorum.
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Montes Gelboe, nec ros, nec pluvia veniant super vos, neque sint agri primitiarum: quia ibi abiectus est clypeus fortium, clypeus Saul, quasi non esset unctus oleo.
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A sanguine interfectorum, ab adipe fortium, sagitta Ionathæ numquam rediit retrorsum, et gladius Saul non est reversus inanis.
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Saul et Ionathas amabiles, et decori in vita sua, in morte quoque non sunt divisi: aquilis velociores, leonibus fortiores.
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Filiæ Israel super Saul flete, qui vestiebat vos coccino in deliciis, qui præbebat ornamenta aurea cultui vestro.
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Quo modo ceciderunt fortes in prælio? Ionathas in excelsis tuis occisus est?
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Doleo super te frater mi Ionatha decore nimis, et amabilis super amorem mulierum. Sicut mater unicum amat filium suum, ita ego te diligebam.
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Quo modo ceciderunt robusti, et perierunt arma bellica?
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days,
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and it cometh to pass, on the third day, that lo, a man hath come in out of the camp from Saul, and his garments <FI>are<Fi> rent, and earth on his head; and it cometh to pass, in his coming in unto David, that he falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance.
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And David saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `Out of the camp of Israel I have escaped.'
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And David saith unto him, `What hath been the matter? declare, I pray thee, to me.' And he saith, that `The people hath fled from the battle, and also a multitude hath fallen of the people, and they die; and also Saul and Jonathan his son have died.'
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And David saith unto the youth who is declaring <FI>it<Fi> to him, `How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son <FI>are<Fi> dead?'
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And the youth who is declaring <FI>it<Fi> to him saith, I happened to meet in mount Gilboa, and lo, Saul is leaning on his spear; and lo, the chariots and those possessing horses have followed him;
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and he turneth behind him, and seeth me, and calleth unto me, and I say, Here <FI>am<Fi> I.
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And he saith to me, Who <FI>art<Fi> thou? and I say unto him, An Amalekite I <FI>am<Fi> .'
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`And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul <FI>is<Fi> still in me.
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And I stand over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he doth not live after his falling, and I take the crown which <FI>is<Fi> on his head, and the bracelet which <FI>is<Fi> on his arm, and bring them in unto my lord hither.'
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And David taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them, and also all the men who <FI>are<Fi> with him,
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and they mourn, and weep, and fast till the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.
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And David saith unto the youth who is declaring <FI>it<Fi> to him, `Whence <FI>art<Fi> thou?' and he saith, `Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I <FI>am<Fi> .'
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And David saith unto him, `How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'
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And David calleth to one of the youths, and saith, `Draw nigh--fall upon him;' and he smiteth him, and he dieth;
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and David saith unto him, `Thy blood <FI>is<Fi> on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I--I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'
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And David lamenteth with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son;
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and he saith to teach the sons of Judah `The Bow;' lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: --
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`The Roebuck, O Israel, On thy high places <FI>is<Fi> wounded; How have the mighty fallen!
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Declare <FI>it<Fi> not in Gath, Proclaim not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon, Lest they rejoice--The daughters of the Philistines, Lest they exult--The daughters of the Uncircumcised!
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Mountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, And fields of heave-offerings! For there hath become loathsome The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul--without the anointed with oil.
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From the blood of the wounded, From the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan Hath not turned backward; And the sword of Saul doth not return empty.
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Saul and Jonathan! They are loved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they have not been parted. Than eagles they have been lighter, Than lions they have been mightier!
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Daughters of Israel! for Saul weep ye, Who is clothing you <FI>in<Fi> scarlet with delights. Who is lifting up ornaments of gold on your clothing.
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How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded!
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I am in distress for thee, my brother Jonathan, Very pleasant wast thou to me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Above the love of women!
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How have the mighty fallen, Yea, the weapons of war perish!'
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).