1 After the death of Saul, David returned from striking down the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
He answered, “I have escaped from the Israelite camp.”
“The men fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
“ ‘An Amalekite,’ I answered.
“I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,” he answered.
17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,
How the mighty have fallen!
proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad,
lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.
may you have neither dew nor rain,
may no showers fall on your terraced fields.b
For there the shield of the mighty was despised,
the shield of Saul — no longer rubbed with oil.
from the flesh of the mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.
in life they were loved and admired,
and in death they were not parted.
They were swifter than eagles,
they were stronger than lions.
weep for Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and finery,
who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.
Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
you were very dear to me.
Your love for me was wonderful,
more wonderful than that of women.
The weapons of war have perished!”
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Когда никакие законы или законодательные власти не повелевают иного, убийство считается незаконным, даже и в том случае, когда человек желает того и просит, и не имеет сил жить дальше, как то показано в Священном Писании в Книге Царств: когда царь Давид приговорил убийцу царя Саула к смертной казни, несмотря на то, что, по его словам, тот убил раненого и полуживого Саула в ответ на просьбу его одним ударом и тем освободил душу царя, желающего избежать мучений, от борьбы с оковами тела.
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