"From the bloodof the slain,from the fatof the mighty,The bowof Jonathandid not turnback,And the swordof Sauldid not returnempty.
"For behold,I am going to arouseand bringup againstBabylonA hordeof greatnationsfrom the landof the north,And they will drawup [their] battlelinesagainst her; From thereshe will be takencaptive.Their arrowswill be like an expertwarriorWho does not returnempty-handed.
I will make My arrowsdrunkwith blood,And My swordwill devourflesh,With the bloodof the slainand the captives,From the long-hairedleadersof the enemy.'
Now when Saulhad takenthe kingdomoverIsrael,he foughtagainst allhis enemieson everyside,against Moab,the sonsof Ammon,Edom,the kingsof Zobah,and the Philistines;and whereverhe turned,he inflictedpunishment.
He actedvaliantlyand defeatedthe Amalekites,and deliveredIsraelfrom the handsof those who plunderedthem.
Jonathanstrippedhimself of the robethat was on him and gaveit to David,with his armor,includinghis swordand his bowand his belt.
