2 Samuel1

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¹ the of , when had from the , in .

² And on the , , a from , with his and on his . And when he to , he to the and .

³ to him, Where do you from? And he to him, I have from the of .

⁴ And to him, did it ? me. And he , The from the , and also of the have and are , and and his are also .

⁵ Then to the who him, do you that and his are ?

⁶ And the who him , By I to be on , and was his , and , the and the were upon him.

⁷ And when he him, he me, and to me. And I , I am.

⁸ And he to me, are you? I him, I am an .

⁹ And he to me, me and me, for has me, and yet my .

¹⁰ So I him and him, I was that he could not he had . And I the that was on his and the that was on his , and I have them here to my .

¹¹ Then took of his and them, and so did the were with him.

¹² And they and and until for and for his and for the of the Lord and for the of , they had by the .

¹³ And to the who him, do you come from? And he , I am the of a , an .

¹⁴ to him, is it you were not to your to the Lord ’s ?

¹⁵ Then of the and , , him. And he so that he .

¹⁶ And to him, Your be on your , for your own has against you, , I have the Lord ’s .

¹⁷ And with this and his ,

¹⁸ and he it should be to the of ; , it is in the of . He said:

¹⁹ Your , O , is on your ! How the have !

²⁰ it not in , it not in the of , lest the of the , lest the of the .

²¹ You of , let there be no or upon you, nor of ! For the of the was , the of , not with .

²² From the of the , from the of the , the of not , and the of not .

²³ and , and ! In and in they were not ; they were than ; they were than .

²⁴ You of , over , who you in , who of on your .

²⁵ the have in the of the ! lies on your .

²⁶ I am for you, my ; have you been to me; your to me was , surpassing the of .

²⁷ How the have , and the of !

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2 Samuel 1

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Chapter Summary

In this chapter: Tidings brought to David of the death of Saul. (1–10). The Amalekite is put to death. (11–16). David's lamentation for Saul and Jonathan. (17–27).

vv1-10

The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that he desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne.

vv11-16

David was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, laid so heavily upon Israel by this defeat. The man who brought the tidings, David put to death, as a murderer of his prince. David herein did not do unjustly; the Amalekite confessed the crime. If he did as he said, he deserved to die for treason; and his lying to David, if indeed it were a lie, proved, as sooner or later that sin will prove, lying against himself. Hereby David showed himself zealous for public justice, without regard to his own private interest.

vv17-27

Kasheth, or “the bow,” probably was the title of this mournful, funeral song. David does not commend Saul for what he was not; and says nothing of his piety or goodness. Jonathan was a dutiful son, Saul an affectionate father, therefore dear to each other. David had reason to say, that Jonathan's love to him was wonderful. Next to the love between Christ and his people, that affection which springs form it, produces the strongest friendship. The trouble of the Lord's people, and triumphs of his enemies, will always grieve true believers, whatever advantages they may obtain by them.

Key Words

AfterH310Hebrew

אַחַר: properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

deathH4194Hebrew

מָוֶת: death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin

SaulH7586Hebrew

שָׁאוּל: Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

DavidH1732Hebrew

דָּוִד: David, the youngest son of Jesse

returnedH7725Hebrew

שׁוּב: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

striking downH5221Hebrew

נָכָה: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

AmalekitesH6002Hebrew

עֲמָלֵק: Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country

remainedH3427Hebrew

יָשַׁב: properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

twoH8147Hebrew

שְׁנַיִם: two; also (as ordinal) twofold

daysH3117Hebrew

יוֹם: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

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