CHAPTER XXIX. B. C. B. C. 3 Now b Samuel was dead, bch. 25.1. and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. may ver. 9 Ex.22.18. Le.19.31. & 20. 27. De. 18. 10, 11. Jos. 19. 18.2Ki. 4. 12. rver. 6. † Heb. by the hand of prophets. Or, for himself. Pr. 16. 4. tch.15.28. ech.31. 1.† Heb. Job 18. my 8. 11. hand. "ch.15. 9. 8. 4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in dShunem: and Saulgathered all Israel together, and they pitched in "Gilboa. 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was fafraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 6 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by bdreams, nor iby Urim, nor by prophets. 7 T Then said Saul unto his servants. Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En-dor. 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. 9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, Iver. 3. and the wizards, out of the land; wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die. 10 And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. † Heb. made haste, and fell with the fulness De. 18. of his 11.1 Ch. stature. 10. 13. Is. 8. 19. 13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending "Ex. 22. out of the earth, 28. 14 ALd he said unto her, What † Heb. form is he of? and she said, An What is old man cometh up; and he is his covered with "a mantle. And form? Saul perceived that it was Sam-ch. 15. gel, and he stooped with his 27. 2Ki.2. face to the ground, and bowed 8, 13. himself. 15 T And Samuel said to Saul.1 a witch at En-dor. Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? and Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and 'answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? 17 And the LORD hath done | to him, as he spake by t me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: 18 "Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. 19 Moreover, the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. 20 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night, 21 And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, BeJu.12.3. hold, thine handmaid hath obeych. 19. 5. ed thy voice, and I have put Job13.14. my life in mine hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. 22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me seta morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength when thou goest on thy way. 23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. 24 And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: 25 And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they arose up, and went away that night. CHAPTER XXIX. David marching with the Philistines, 1, 3 is disallowed by their princes. 6 Achish dismisseth him, with com mendations of his fidelity. 287 13 And David said unto him, B. C. B. C. The death of Saul. part is that goeth down to the To whom belongest thou? and cir. 1056. cir. 1056. battle, so shall his part be that whence art thou? And he said, Lam a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. †Heb. tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25 And it was so from that day and for tforward, that he made it a sta tute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. ward. i ver. 16. 44. Ez.25. blessing. 14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. 15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God,that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bringtheedown to this company. 16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the 11Th.5.3. earth, leating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the eve-t Heb. ning of the next day: and there their escaped not a man of them, save morrow. four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing myer. 8. that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 20 And David took all the flocks: and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil. 9 Jos. 19. 8. Jos. 15. 26 And when David came to the elders of Judah, even to his Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto friends, saying, Behold a present for you, of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in 'Jattir, 28 And to them which were in "Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which Rachal, and to them which were were in 'Eshtemoa, in the cities of "the Jerahmeel*Ju.1.16. ites, and to them which were in Ju.1.17. the cities of the Kenites, 29 And to them which were in 10. ch. 27. 30 And to them which were in Y Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31 And to them which were in "Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt, CHAPTER XXXI. Saul and his armour-bearer kill themeclves, 1. 7 The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites. 8 They triumph over the dead car. casses. 11 They of Jabesh-gilead, recovering the bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mournfully bury their bones. 21 And David came to the "ver. 10. wound listines, and fell down || slain in vid, and to meet the people that 23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. 24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? bat Pas his De. 13. 13. Ju.19. † Heb. 22. † Heb. PSee Nu. found him. SoJu. 9. 3 And dthe battle went sore against Saul, and the † archers thit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not: for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his 2 Sa. 1. men, that same day together. 7 T And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of 10 David causeth the lying II. SAMUEL. B. C. Amalekite to be slain. in the house of Ashtaroth: and the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan saw that cir. 1056. eir. 1056. they fastened his body to the wall of "Beth-shan. the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. . 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to ipublish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. 1Ju. 2. 13. Sa. 21. 12. Jos. 17. 11. Ju 1 27. ch.11. 3, 9, 11. Or, concerning him. P See ch. 11.1-11. 2 Sa. 2.4, i2Sa.1.20.7. 92Ch. 16. 117°And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 PAll the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and "burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones, and Thuried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 14. Je. 34. 5. Am. 6. 10. 2 Sa. 2. 4, 5, & 21. 19. 10 And they put his armour ch.21. 9. 13, 14. Ge. 50. 10. THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED, THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. Or, my coat of mail, or, my embroi coat hindereth death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaugh- 1 Sa. 30. dered ter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag: 2 It came even to pass on the third day, that behold, ba man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head and so it was, 12 when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obei sance. bch.4. 10. 1 Sa. 4. 3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. 4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, Heb. 中 That the people are fled from the What battle, and many of the people was, &c. also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. 5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? 1 Sa.4.16. me, that my, &c. fJu.9. 54. Ech.3. 31. & 13. 31. art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. 9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. 10 So I stood upon him, and fslew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelets that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. 11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: 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 lerael; because they were fallen by the sword. 13 T And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? and he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to kstretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed? 15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for "thy mouth, hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed. 17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul, and lover Jonathan his son: David lamenteth Saul and Jonathan. CHAPTER II. 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of B. C. 1056, B. C. cir. 1065. the bow: behold, it is written of Sa. 11.1 Sa.31. Pin the book of Jasher.) 3. 19 The beauty of Israel is slain PJos. 10. upon thy high places: how are 33, the mighty fallen! 11, 13. ¡Or, of the Ru. 2. right: 20 &3.10. 4 ver. 27. r1 Sa. 31. Ps. 115. 15. 9. M. 1. 10. See Ju.16. 23. 2 Ti. 1. See Ex. 16, 18. 15.20. Ju. 11. 34. 1 Sa. 18. 6. Sa. 31. 20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest "the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. 22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they 4. were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were sweet. "stronger than lions. 1. Heb. be ye the tons of valour. 1 Sa. 31. SoJu.5. 23. Jub 3. 3.4.Je.20. 14. 71 Sa. 10. 50. isa. 18. Or, † Heb. 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep Ju. 14. over Saul, who clothed you in 18. scarlet, with other delights; who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thing high places. 26 I am distressed for thee my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: bthy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! CHAPTER IL David, by God's direction, with his company goeth up to Hebron, where he is made king of Judah, 1. 5 He commendeth them of Jabesh-gilead for their kindness to Saul. 8 Abner maketh Ish-bosheth king of Israel. 12 A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men. 18 Asahel is slain. 25 At Abner's motion Joab soundeth a retreat. 32 Asabel's burial. ND it came to pass after this, A that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall 1 go up? And he said, Unto bHebron. bl Sa. 18. 1 3. & 19. 2.&20.17, 41. & 23. 1Sa. 14. the host which was Saul's. Or, Esh baal, 1Ch.8.33. & 9. 39. 1055. ich.5.5. 1 Ki. 2. 11. † Heb. number of days. David made king over Judah. and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. That the men of Jabesh-gilead And they told David, saying, were they that buried Saul. 51And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him, 6 And now bthe LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and fbe ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. 8 But iAbner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took and brought him over to MahaIsh-bosheth the son of Saul, naim; 9 And he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years: but the house of Judah followed David. 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months. 12 TAnd Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth ver. 19. LJos. 18. Mahanaim to Gibeon. the son of Saul, went out from 2 So David went up thither, 3. 1 Ki.2. and his two wives also, Ahino- 11. am the Jezreelitess, and Abigail 1 Sa. 30. Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 5. 3 And dhis men that were with di Sa. 27. 2,3. & 30. 25. † Heb. them to gether. m Je. 41. 12. That is, The field of strong men. him did David bring up, every 1.1 Ch. man with his household: and 12.1. they dwelt in the cities of He- cir. 1055.1 Ch. bron. e ver. 11. 16. 4"And the men of Judah came, Ich. 5. 5. 2. 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David went out, and met ftogether by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat Cown, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. 15 Then there arose, and went over by number, twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side: so they fell down towas called Helkath-hazzurim, gether; wherefore that place which is in Gibeon. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 18 T And there were "three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai,and Asahel: and Asahel 291 |