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

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.

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

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.

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and spoke, saying,“ Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you,‘ You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be prince over Israel.’”So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.

You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.Then Saul said to his armor bearer,“ Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.So Saul died with his three sons; and all his house died together.When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying,“ Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you,‘ You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.

Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:

All these were men of war, who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said,“ Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

David said to all the assembly of Israel,“ If it seems good to you, and if it is of Yahweh our God, let’s send word everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have pasture lands, that they may gather themselves to us.

The children of Judah carried away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.The Philistines overtook Saul and on his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.Then Saul said to his armor bearer,“ Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son( and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):“ Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, Jonathan’s bow didn’t turn back. Saul’s sword didn’t return empty.Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you delicately in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.How the mighty have fallen in the middle of the battle! Jonathan was slain on your high places.I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!”

The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David,“ The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them,“ Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.