- Who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
- How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!
- O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
- I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan:
- Very pleasant hast thou been unto me:
- Thy love to me was wonderful,
- Passing the love of women.
- How are the mighty fallen,
- And the weapons of war perished!
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired 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 I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
And 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. And now
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