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2 Samuel 1:5

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And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
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  1. Proverbs 14:15Rank 1 from verse 5
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    15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

  2. Proverbs 25:2Rank 2 from verse 5
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    2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

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2 Samuel 1:5

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young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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1:1NOW it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

1:2It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

1:3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

1:4And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

1:5And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

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1:6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

1:7And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

1:8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

1:9He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

1:10So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

1:11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

1:12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

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