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2 Samuel 1:16-18
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16 David had said to the Amalekite, ‘You deserve to die because of what you have said. Your own words show that you did a bad thing. You yourself said, “I have killed the Lord's chosen king.” ’

David's song to remember Saul and Jonathan

17 David sang this song to remember the death of Saul and his son Jonathan. 18 He said that the people in Judah should learn this song. Its name is ‘The Bow’. It is written down in the Book of Jashar.[a]

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  1. 1:18 David was a musician. He wrote this poem and he sang it to sad music.
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