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 one of [his] young men and told him, "Come here and attack him." David's young man executed him
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while David said, "You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, 'I killed the LORD's anointed king.'"
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David wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan.
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He said, "Teach this kesheth to the people of Judah." (It is recorded in the Book of Jashar.)
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"Your glory, Israel, lies dead on your hills. See how the mighty have fallen!