1 After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag.
“I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied.
The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
“‘I am an Amalekite,’ I told him.
And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.”
David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan
17 Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,
Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!
don’t proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice
and the pagans will laugh in triumph.
let there be no dew or rain upon you,
nor fruitful fields producing offerings of grain.b
For there the shield of the mighty heroes was defiled;
the shield of Saul will no longer be anointed with oil.
and the sword of Saul did its mighty work.
They shed the blood of their enemies
and pierced the bodies of mighty heroes.
They were together in life and in death.
They were swifter than eagles,
stronger than lions.
for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing,
in garments decorated with gold.
Jonathan lies dead on the hills.
Oh, how much I loved you!
And your love for me was deep,
deeper than the love of women!
Stripped of their weapons, they lie dead.
Стих 14
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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