And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son. ] Composed the following elegy on account of their death, and sung it in a tune agreeable to it, he and the men that were with him.
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Then David called for one of his men. He said, "Go! Strike him down!" So he struck the man down, and the man died.
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That's because David had said to him, "Anything that happens to you will be your own fault. What your own mouth has spoken is a witness against you. You said, 'I killed the LORD's anointed king.' "
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David sang a song of sadness about Saul and his son Jonathan.
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He ordered that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is called The Song of the Bow. It is written down in the Book of Jashar. David sang,
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"Israel, your glorious leaders lie dead on your hills. Your mighty men have fallen.