2 Samuel 1:10-12

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¹⁰So I stood facing him ^[a]and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the ^[b]band which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”^(A)

¹¹Then David grasped his own clothes and tore them [in mourning]; so did all the men who were with him. ¹²They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan his son, and for the Lord’s people and the house of ^[c]Israel, because they had fallen by the sword [in battle].

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 1:10 The young Amalekite’s story conflicts with the description of Saul’s suicide as recounted in 1 Sam 31:3-6. He must have, at the very least, witnessed Saul’s death since he was able to obtain the crown and the arm band. He apparently expected that his story about administering the deathblow, whether true or not, would result in some sort of reward or honor.
2 Samuel 1:10 This band or armlet was not jewelry, but a piece of armor worn around the arm.
2 Samuel 1:12 In general, sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites refers to all the people (males and females) of the various tribes descended from the twelve sons (Gen 35:23-26) of Jacob (later renamed Israel by God). In verses concerning things such as warfare or circumcision sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites usually refers only to the males. Tribes of ancient people were identified by the name of their founding ancestor. Therefore, this same general rule applies when referring to individual tribal groups, e.g. sons of Reuben, Reuben, Reubenites and so throughout.