When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.

他们的审判官被扔在岩下；众人要听我的话，因为这话甘甜。

他们的审判官被扔在岩下，他们就要听我的话，因为这话甘甜。

他们的审判官被扔在岩下，他们就要听我的话，因为这话甘甜。

他们的首领被抛下悬崖的时候，他们就会知道我所言不虚。

他们的官长被摔在山崖下的时候，他们就要听我的话，因为我的话甘美。

他们的审判官被扔下悬崖，他们才会听我的言语，因为这言语令人欣喜。

他們的審判官被扔在巖下；眾人要聽我的話，因為這話甘甜。

他們的審判官被扔在巖下，他們就要聽我的話，因為這話甘甜。

他們的審判官被扔在巖下，他們就要聽我的話，因為這話甘甜。

他們的首領被拋下懸崖的時候，他們就會知道我所言不虛。

他們的官長被摔在山崖下的時候，他們就要聽我的話，因為我的話甘美。

他們的統治官被墮下於山崖，他們就聽我說的話，而認為可喜悅。

他們的審判官被扔下懸崖，他們才會聽我的言語，因為這言語令人欣喜。

迨其士師擲於巖下、人則必聽我言、以之為甘兮、

我縱牧伯於巖旁、我之言詞、惟尚溫和、使之聽聞兮、

彼眾牧伯、顛蹶石間、一聞我言、即以為妙、

大憝既伏辜。當知吾言哲。

Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.

When their rulers are thrown down from the rocky cliffs, those evil people will realize that my words were true.

When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.

When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff, the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are sweet.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said,“ Here we are, your own flesh and blood.Even while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led us out to battle and brought us back. The LORD also said to you,‘ You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel.’”So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the LORD’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel.

You are the most handsome of men; grace flows from your lips. Therefore God has blessed you forever.

The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa.The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him.Then Saul said to his armor-bearer,“ Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me.” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.So Saul and his three sons died— his whole house died together.When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.

All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said,“ Here we are, your own flesh and blood.Even previously when Saul was king, you were leading Israel out to battle and bringing us back. The LORD your God also said to you,‘ You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.’”So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the LORD’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s word through Samuel.

These are the last words of David: The declaration of David son of Jesse, the declaration of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob. This is the most delightful of Israel’s songs.

All these warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron wholeheartedly determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king.

They were all speaking well of him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from his mouth; yet they said,“ Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

Then he said to the whole assembly of Israel,“ If it seems good to you, and if this is from the LORD our God, let’s spread out and send the message to the rest of our relatives in all the districts of Israel, including the priests and Levites in their cities with pasturelands, that they should gather together with us.

and the Judahites captured ten thousand alive. They took them to the top of a cliff where they threw them off, and all of them were dashed to pieces.

The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them and were killed on Mount Gilboa.The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.Then Saul said to his armor-bearer,“ Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.So on that day, Saul died together with his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men.When the men of Israel on the other side of the valley and on the other side of the Jordan saw that Israel’s men had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa.

David sang the following lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,and he ordered that the Judahites be taught The Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:The splendor of Israel lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!Do not tell it in Gath, don’t announce it in the marketplaces of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.Mountains of Gilboa, let no dew or rain be on you, or fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty was defiled— the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.Jonathan’s bow never retreated, Saul’s sword never returned unstained, from the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty.Saul and Jonathan, loved and delightful, they were not parted in life or in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with luxurious things, who decked your garments with gold ornaments.How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were such a friend to me. Your love for me was more wondrous than the love of women.How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!

Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David,“ It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them,“ The LORD bless you because you have shown this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.Now, may the LORD show kindness and faithfulness to you, and I will also show the same goodness to you because you have done this deed.