Day 111, 20 Apr 2024

1) 2 Samuel 1 , 2, 3, 4, 1 CHRONICLES 3:1-4

2 SAMUEL 1

The Death of Saul

1Sa 31:1-13; 1Ch 10:1-13

1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned
from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David had remained two days in Ziklag.
2 (1Sa 4:12; 2Sa 4:10; Jos 7:6) On the third day, a man came
from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head.
As he approached David, he fell to the ground prostrate.
3 David asked him, "Where have you come from?"
He responded, "I fled from the camp of Israel."
4 (1Sa 4:16) David said to him, "Tell me, what is the report?"
So he reported, "The people fled from battle. Many of the people have fallen
and died; even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead."
5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"
6 (1Sa 28:4) The young man who was reporting to him answered,
"I happened to be on Mount Gilboa when, in front of me,
Saul was leaning on his spear with the chariots and horsemen drawing close.
7 When he turned around, he noticed me. He summoned me, and I responded,
'Here I am.'
8 (1Sa 30:13; 30:17) "He asked me, 'Who are you?'
"I answered, 'I am an Amalekite.'
9 "Then he said to me, 'Stand over me and kill me,
for I have been mortally wounded, yet I am still alive.'
10 (Jdg 9:54; 2Ki 11:12) "So I stood beside him and killed him because I knew
that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown that was on
his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here
to my lord."
11 (Ge 37:29; 2Sa 3:31) Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them,
as did all of the men who were with him.
12 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul,
Jonathan his son, the people of the Lord, and the house of Israel,
because they had fallen by the sword.
13 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him,
"Where are you from?"
He responded, "I am the son of one who sought refuge, an Amalekite."
14 (1Sa 24:6; 26:9) David said to him, "How is it that you did not fear
raising your hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?"
15 Then David called to one of the young men and said,
"Step forward and execute him." So he struck him and killed him.
16 (Mt 27:25; Lev 20:9_ But David said to him, "Your blood is upon
your own head, since your mouth has testified against you, saying,
'I put an end to the anointed of the Lord.' "

[1] 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;
[2] 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.
[3] And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him,
Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
[4] 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.
[5] And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that
Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
[6] 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.
[7] And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I
answered, Here am I.
[8] And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an
Amalekite.
[9] And 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.
[10] 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.
[11] Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all
the men that were with him:
[12] 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.
[13] 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.
[14] And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth
thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
[15] And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon
him. And he smote him that he died.
[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.

The Lament of David

17 (2Ch 35:25) Then David recited this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,
18 (Jos 10:13) and he told them to teach the sons of Judah
the Song of the Bow.
It is written in the book of Jashar:
19 (2 Sa 1:27; 1:25) Your splendor, O Israel, has been slain upon your hills.
How the mighty ones have fallen.
20 (Mic 1:10; 1Sa 18:6) Do not report it in Gath,
do not announce it in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
or the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
21 (1Sa 31:1; Isa 21:5) O mountains of Gilboa,
may there be no rain or dew upon you
or your bountiful fields;
for there the shield of the mighty was defiled!
The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil.
22 (1Sa 18:4; Isa 34:6-7) From the blood of the slain,
from the fat of mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
nor did the sword of Saul return empty.
23 (Jdg 14:18; Jer 4:13) Saul and Jonathan,
beloved and delightful,
neither in life nor death will they be separated.
They were swifter than eagles,
they were stronger than lions.
24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and jewels,
who adorned your garments with gold jewelry.
25 (2Sa 1:19; 1:27) How the mighty ones have fallen in the midst of battle!
Jonathan was slain on your high places.
26 (1Sa 18:1-4) I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
you were very dear to me;
your love was more remarkable than the love of women.
27 (2Sa 1:25; 1:19) How the mighty have fallen,
and the weapons of war have perished.

[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.)
[19] The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty
fallen!
[20] 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.
[21] 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.
[22] 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.
[23] 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.
[24] Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet,
with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
[25] How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou
was slain in thine high places.
[26] 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.
[27] How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

2 SAMUEL 2

David Anointed King Over Judah

1 (1Sa 23:2; 30:31) After this, David consulted the Lord, asking,
"Shall I go to one of the cities of Judah?"
The Lord responded to him, "Go up."
David asked, "Where should I go?"
And He said, "Hebron."
2 (1Sa 25:42-43; 30:5) So David went up there, along with his two wives,
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 (1Sa 27:2-3; 30:1) And David brought the men who were with him,
each man with his household, and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
4 (1Sa 31:11-13; 2Sa 5:5) Then the men of Judah came and there anointed
David as king over the house of Judah, and they informed David
that it was the men of Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul.
5 (1Sa 23:21; Ru 2:20) So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh
Gilead saying, "May you be blessed by the Lord,
you who have shown this loyalty to your lord Saul by burying him.
6 Now may the Lord show you loyalty and faithfulness, even as I deal kindly
with you who have done this thing.
7 Now may your hands be strong and may you be courageous, since your lord
Saul is dead and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them."