2 Samuel 1:12-14

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² They mourned, wept, and fasted until the evening^(A) for those who died by the sword – for Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel.

¹³ David enquired of the young man who had brought him the report, ‘Where are you from? ’

‘I’m the son of a resident foreigner,’ he said. ‘I’m an Amalekite.’

¹⁴ David questioned him, ‘How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed? ’^(B)