# 2 Samuel 01 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[2 Samuel Overview]] | [[2 Samuel 02]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### David Learns of the Deaths of Saul and Jonathan [[#Verse 01.]] After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.  [[#Verse 02.]] On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he approached David, the man threw himself to the ground. [[#Verse 03.]] David asked him, “Where are you coming from?” He replied, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”  [[#Verse 04.]] David inquired, “How were things going? Tell me!” He replied, “The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!”  [[#Verse 05.]] David said to the young man who was telling him this, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” [[#Verse 06.]] The young man said, “I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.  [[#Verse 07.]] When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me. I answered, ‘Here I am!’ [[#Verse 08.]] He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I told him, ‘I’m an Amalekite.’ [[#Verse 09.]] He said to me, ‘Stand over me and finish me off! I’m very dizzy, even though I’m still alive.’  [[#Verse 10.]] So I stood over him and put him to death, since I knew that he couldn’t live in such a condition. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm. I have brought them here to my lord.” [[#Verse 11.]] David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.  [[#Verse 12.]] They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s army, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword. [[#Verse 13.]] David said to the young man who told this to him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I am an Amalekite, the son of a resident foreigner.”  [[#Verse 14.]] David replied to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”  [[#Verse 15.]] Then David called one of the soldiers and said, “Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.  [[#Verse 16.]] David said to him, “Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying ‘I have put the Lord’s anointed to death.’” ### David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan [[#Verse 17.]] Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.  [[#Verse 18.]] (He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught “The Bow.” Indeed, it is written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.) [[#Verse 19.]] “The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen! [[#Verse 20.]] Don’t report it in Gath, don’t spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate! [[#Verse 21.]] O mountains of Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you, nor fields of grain offerings! For it was there that the shield of warriors was defiled; the shield of Saul lies neglected without oil. [[#Verse 22.]] From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty. [[#Verse 23.]] Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions. [[#Verse 24.]] O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewelry, who put gold jewelry on your clothes. [[#Verse 25.]] How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places! [[#Verse 26.]] I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan. You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women. [[#Verse 27.]] How the warriors have fallen! The weapons of war are destroyed! ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) %% %% #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." %% ##### 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes