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1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and had been in Ziklag for two days,
2 behold, on the third day, a man came from out of Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and earth upon his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the earth and prostrated himself.
3 Then David said to him, “Where have you come from?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
4 And David said to him, “What has been done? Please tell me.” Then he said that the people had fled from the battle and many of the people were overthrown and dead, and also that Saul and Jonathan, his son, were dead.
5 And David said to the young man who told it to him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan, his son, are dead?”
6 Then the young man who told him answered, “As I came to Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear. And lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
7 “And when he looked back, he saw me and called me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’
8 “And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ And I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
9 “Then said he to me, ‘Please come upon me and kill me! For anguish has come upon me because my life is still whole in me.’
10 “So, I came upon him and killed him. And because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen, I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and brought them here to my lord.”
11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.
12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening, for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the House of Israel, because they had been killed with the sword.
13 Afterward, David said to the young man who told it to him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.”
14 And David said to him, “How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the anointed of the LORD?”
15 Then David called one of his young men, and said, “Go near and fall upon him.” And he struck him, so that he died.
16 Then said David to him, “Your blood is upon your own head. For your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
17 Then David mourned with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan, his son.
18 Also, he told them to teach the children of Judah to shoot, as it is written in the book of Jasher:
19 “O noble Israel! He is killed upon your high places! How the mighty are overthrown!
20 “Do not tell it in Gath, or publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
21 “You, mountains of Gilboa. upon you is neither dew nor rain nor fields of offerings. For there the shield of the mighty has been cast down, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
22 “The bow of Jonathan never turned back, nor did the sword of Saul return empty from the blood of the slain, and from the fat of the mighty.
23 “Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. And in their deaths, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.
24 “You daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with pleasures, and hung ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
25 “How were the mighty slain in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, you were killed in your high places.
26 “Woe is me for you, my brother Jonathan! Very kind have you been to me. Your love for me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women. How the mighty are overthrown, and the weapons of war destroyed!”
2 After this, David asked counsel of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up.” And David said, “Where shall I go? He then answered, “To Hebron.”
2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail, Nabal the Carmelite’s wife.
3 And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. And they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
4 Then the men of Judah came. And they anointed David king over the House of Judah. And they told David, saying that the men of Jabesh Gilead had buried Saul.
5 And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you of the LORD, in that you have shown such kindness to your lord Saul, that you have buried him!
6 “Therefore, now, may the LORD show mercy and truth to you. And I will repay you this benefit, because you have done this thing.
7 “Therefore, now, let your hands be strong, and be valiant! For your master Saul is dead, nevertheless the House of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
8 But Abner, the son of Ner, who was captain of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,
9 and made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel and reigned for two years. But the House of Judah followed David.
11 And the time which David reigned over the House of Judah in Hebron was seven years and six months.
20 Now, there were certain Greeks among them who came up to worship at the Feast.
21 And they came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”
22 Philip came and told Andrew. And then Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus.
23 And Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man must be glorified.
24 “Truly, truly I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.
25 “The one who loves his life, shall lose it. And the one who hates his life in this world, shall keep it to life eternal.
26 “If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me. For where I am, there My servant shall be. And if anyone serves Me, My Father will honor him.
27 Now My soul is troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But, for this I came to this hour.
28 “Father, glorify Your Name.” Then, there came a Voice from Heaven, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
29 Then, the people who stood by and heard it said that it was thunder. Others said an angel spoke to Him.
30 Jesus answered, and said, “This Voice did not come because of Me, but for your sakes.
31 “Now is the judgment of this world. Now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 “And I, if I am lifted up from the Earth, will draw all to Myself.
33 Now He said this to signify what death He would die.
34 The people answered Him, “We have heard out of the Law that the Christ abides forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is the Son of Man?”
35 Then Jesus said to them, “The Light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light, lest the darkness come upon you. For one who walks in the dark, does not know where he goes.
36 “While you have the Light, believe in the Light, that you may be the children of the Light.” These things Jesus spoke. And having departed, He hid Himself from them.
37 And though He had done so many miracles before them, they did not believe in Him,
38 so that the saying of Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, that said, ‘Lord, who believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?’
39 Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah says again,
40 ‘He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I heal them.’
41 These things Isaiah said when he saw His Glory and spoke of Him.
42 Nevertheless, even among the chief rulers, many believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees, they did not confess Him, lest they should be cast out of the synagogue.
43 For they loved the praise of man more than the praise of God.
44 And Jesus cried, and said, “Whoever believes in Me, believes not in Me, but in Him who sent Me!
45 “And whoever sees Me, sees Him who sent Me!
46 “I have come, a Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not stay in darkness.
47 “And if anyone hears My words, and does not believe, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 “Whoever refuses Me, and does not receive My words, has One Who judges him - the Word that I have spoken. It shall judge him on the last day.
49 “For I have not spoken of Myself, but the Father Who sent Me. He gave Me a Commandment, what I should say and what I should speak.
50 “And I know that His Commandment is life everlasting. Therefore, the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father said to Me.”
19 Open the gates of righteousness to me, so that I may go into them and praise the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD. The righteous shall enter into it.
21 I will praise You; for You have heard me and have been my deliverance.
22 The Stone which the builders refused is the Head of the Corner.
23 This was the LORD’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes,
24 This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
25 O LORD, I beg You, save now! O LORD, I beg You, give prosperity now!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the LORD! We have blessed you out of the House of the LORD.
27 The LORD is mighty and has given us light. Bind the sacrifice to the horns of the altar with cords.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You! You are my God; therefore, I will exalt You!
29 Praise the LORD because He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
27 He who is greedy for gain, troubles his own house. But he who bears gifts, shall live.
28 The heart of the righteous studies to answer. But the wicked man’s mouth babbles evil things.
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