We now return to Samuel, this time the second book. The first book has set the scene. Saul has now died, and David is king. We will see how his reign develops. Now we need to understand that while David was "a man after God's own heart", and is a type of the messiah (ie he demonstrates some of the qualities of the Messiah), he was still a sinful man. So we see both good and evil in his life.
A man arrives from Saul's camp with the news that Saul and Jonathan are both dead. The man was an Amalekite. We need to remember that David had been living among them, pretending to be on their side. This will help us to understand the situation.
David and his followers all wept and fasted, for Saul, Jonathan and the nation. David then has Amalekite put to death. This does seem rather unfair on the man as he was only doing what Saul had asked.
David then wrote a lament for Saul and Jonathan.
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