II Samuel 1:12
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
An Amalekite came to David claiming he had killed the wounded Saul at David's request, but David had him executed for daring to harm the LORD's anointed. David then mourned Saul and Jonathan with the Song of the Bow, lamenting how the mighty had fallen.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 35:13Psalms 35:14Proverbs 24:17Jeremiah 9:1Amos 6:6Matthew 5:44II Corinthians 11:29I Peter 3:8
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