16. and David said to the Amalekite, “You brought this on yourself. You condemned yourself when you admitted that you killed the one whom the Lord chose to be king.”
17. David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
18. and ordered it to be taught to the people of Judah. (It is recorded in The Book of Jashar.)
19. “On the hills of Israel our leaders are dead!The bravest of our soldiers have fallen!
20. Do not announce it in Gathor in the streets of Ashkelon.Do not make the women of Philistia glad;do not let the daughters of pagans rejoice.