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2 Samuel 1:16

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And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.

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  1. 2 Samuel 1:14

    And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?

  2. 2 Samuel 1:15

    And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

  3. 2 Samuel 1:17

    And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

  4. 2 Samuel 1:18

    (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

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