David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan

¹⁷ David took up this lament^(A) concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,^(B)

² Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.

¹³ Then they took their bones^(A) and buried them under a tamarisk^(B) tree at Jabesh, and they fasted^(C) seven days.^(D)

¹³ Then they sat on the ground^(A) with him for seven days and seven nights.^(B) No one said a word to him,^(C) because they saw how great his suffering was.