2 Samuel 1:12

Translations

Modern

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And they mourned and wept and fasted until the evening for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of YHWH, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

Latin

…et planxerunt, et fleverunt, et jejunaverunt usque ad vesperam super Saul, et super Jonathan filium ejus, et super populum Domini, et super domum Israël, eo quod corruissent gladio.

Original

Hebrew

English

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

Notes

2 Samuel 1:1–16

An unnamed Amalekite went to David, claiming that he had killed Saul. This claim was false. Saul had taken his own life(1 Samuel 31:4–6).

The Amalekite may have hoped that David would reward him for clearing the way for David to become king. Instead, David ordered him to be killed for harming the Lord’s anointed (the person God had chosen).

2 Samuel 1:1–27

The forty years of Saul’s reign ended in tragedy. The Philistines struck a devastating blow against his people. They killed Saul’s sons and later mutilated Saul’s body after he took his own life (1 Samuel 31). After these tragic events, the story begins to focus on David and his rise as a leader.

Theme notes and profiles

David Jonathan Saul David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders

Related verses

Psalm 35:13–14
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Proverbs 24:17
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
2 Corinthians 11:29
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Amos 6:6
You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
2 Samuel 3:35
Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
Jeremiah 9:1
Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.

Parallels

1 Samuel 31:1–6 1 Chronicles 10:1–6

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jonathan: Eldest son of King Saul and friend of David Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Glossary

Baanah David Fast, Fasting Mount Gilboa Mourning Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Kills the Murderer of Saul Falsehood: The Amalekite Who Claimed to Have Killed Saul Fasting in Times of Bereavement of David, at the Time of Saul's Death Fasting: Observed on Occasions of Public Calamities Fasting: Upon the Death of Saul Jonathan: Son of Saul: Mourned by David Mourning for the Dead: Fasting

2 Samuel 1:12

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