2-3. Disheveled and obviously in mourning, he fell to his knees in respect before David. David asked, “What brings you here?”He answered, “I’ve just escaped from the camp of Israel.”
16. “You asked for it,” David told him. “You sealed your death sentence when you said you killed God’s anointed king.”
17-18. Then David sang this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan, and gave orders that everyone in Judah learn it by heart. Yes, it’s even inscribed in The Book of Jashar.
19-21. Oh, oh, Gazelles of Israel, struck down on your hills,the mighty warriors—fallen, fallen!Don’t announce it in the city of Gath,don’t post the news in the streets of Ashkelon.Don’t give those coarse Philistine girlsone more excuse for a drunken party!No more dew or rain for you, hills of Gilboa,and not a drop from springs and wells,For there the warriors’ shields were dragged through the mud,Saul’s shield left there to rot.
22. Jonathan’s bow was bold—the bigger they were the harder they fell.Saul’s sword was fearless—once out of the scabbard, nothing could stop it.